Pakistan Core CPI Change

2010 - 2026 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Pakistan Core CPI Change

  • Pakistan Core CPI Change was reported at 7.100 % in Feb 2026.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.200 % for Jan 2026.
  • Pakistan Core CPI Change data is updated monthly, averaging 7.000 % from Sep 2010 to Feb 2026, with 186 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 20.000 % in May 2023 and a record low of 3.400 % in Oct 2015.
  • Pakistan Core CPI Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Core CPI: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly.

CEIC extends history for monthly Core Consumer Price Index Growth. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provides Core Consumer Price Index with base 2015-2016=100. Since July 2018, Core Consumer Price Index covers Urban area only. Core Consumer Price Index Growth prior to July 2018 is with base 2007-2008=100.

View Pakistan's Core CPI Change from Sep 2010 to Feb 2026 in the chart:

Pakistan Core CPI Change

What was Pakistan's Core CPI Change in Feb 2026?

Pakistan Core CPI Change was reported at 7.100 % in Feb 2026. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.100 Feb 2026 7.200 Jan 2026 3.400 Oct 2015 20.000 May 2023 % monthly Sep 2010 - Feb 2026

Core CPI Change by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Argentina (%) 33.088 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2017 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 4.617 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Australia (%) 3.769 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 2.842 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Belarus (%) 6.778 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Feb 2026
Belgium (%) 2.290 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Brazil (%) 5.382 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1995 - Jan 2026
Bulgaria (%) 2.335 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Feb 2026
Cambodia (%) 1.079 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2011 - Jan 2026
Canada (%) 2.806 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 2.469 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2026
China (%) 1.800 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Colombia (%) 6.076 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Croatia (%) 3.523 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (%) 1.805 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Czech Republic (%) 2.813 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Denmark (%) 1.751 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Egypt (%) 12.700 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Estonia (%) 3.828 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
European Union (%) 2.687 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Finland (%) 1.390 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
France (%) 1.405 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Georgia (%) 2.695 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2026
Germany (%) 2.487 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Ghana (%) 6.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) 3.305 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 2.100 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
Iceland (%) 6.771 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1998 - Feb 2026
India (%) 3.375 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) 2.634 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Feb 2026
Ireland (%) 2.519 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Israel (%) 0.979 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Italy (%) 2.669 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Japan (%) 2.574 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Kazakhstan (%) 12.500 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
South Korea (%) 2.462 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2026
Kuwait (%) 1.216 Dec 2025 monthly May 2017 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.191 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Laos (%) 17.693 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2011 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 2.637 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Lithuania (%) 4.226 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 2.930 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
North Macedonia (%) 2.900 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 2014 - Feb 2026
Malaysia (%) 2.268 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 2.046 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Mauritius (%) 5.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Oct 2025
Mexico (%) 4.497 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2026
Moldova (%) 4.059 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2010 - Feb 2026
Mongolia (%) 17.102 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 2016 - Jun 2022
Montenegro (%) 3.523 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2026
Morocco (%) 1.115 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Netherlands (%) 2.434 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
New Zealand (%) 2.893 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 17.719 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Norway (%) 3.134 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
Pakistan (%) 7.100 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 2010 - Feb 2026
Paraguay (%) 2.980 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 2026
Peru (%) 2.130 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2026
Philippines (%) 2.536 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 2.700 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 1.938 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1949 - Feb 2026
Romania (%) 8.314 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Russia (%) 5.430 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Serbia (%) 4.100 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Singapore (%) 1.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) 3.820 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Slovenia (%) 2.200 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
South Africa (%) 3.393 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
Spain (%) 2.579 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 2.079 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
Sweden (%) 1.479 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Switzerland (%) 0.379 Feb 2026 monthly May 1994 - Feb 2026
Taiwan, China (%) 2.597 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2026
Thailand (%) 0.615 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1985 - Oct 2025
Turkey (%) 29.914 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Ukraine (%) 7.000 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2008 - Feb 2026
United Kingdom (%) 3.190 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
United States (%) 2.649 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2025
Venezuela (%) 60.337 Dec 2013 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2013
Vietnam (%) 3.738 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Feb 2026

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Pakistan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.6 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -22,771.776 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 23,956.926 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.3 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PKR bn) 36,607.668 2030 yearly 1993 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PKR bn) 117,452.692 2030 yearly 1994 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (PKR bn) 31,090.918 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
CG Expenditure: ytd: Current (PKR mn) 9,591,103.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt (CG) Expenditure: ytd (PKR mn) 10,141,670.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
CG Revenue: ytd: Tax (PKR mn) 6,729,353.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt (CG) Revenue: ytd (PKR mn) 10,683,552.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt Revenue: Tax: Federal: Direct Tax (PKR mn) 3,264,705.000 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.881 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,757.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1968 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,055.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -21.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 58,779.396 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 416,145.994 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,363.995 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,813.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 15.1 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 407,131.495 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 640,419.546 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 520.934 May 2024 monthly Jan 1969 - May 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 278.424 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 251.048 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,324.502 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Exports: Petroleum & Coal (PKR mn) 20,881.948 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -3,192.00 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 36.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -458.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 173.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1997 - Jan 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 32.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -104.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 136.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 138,011.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,532.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 2.113 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -132,930.763 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 21,505.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -2,383.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 7,667.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 21,942.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 339.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 32.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) -6.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 15,836.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 10,901.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Liabilities (USD mn) 944.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -692.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -919.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,797.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -8,169.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 274.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) -1.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,563.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) -188.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) -807.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 36.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets (USD mn) 2,093.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 2,657.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Liabilities (USD mn) 2,053.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Assets (USD mn) 252.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 119.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 3,370.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 11,020.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 3,287.858 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1972 - Feb 2026
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 154,703.192 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -129,937.808 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 24,765.385 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 98,330.884 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Private Sector (USD mn) 12,183.048 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
FDI: Financial Business (USD mn) 60.538 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
FDI: Chemicals (USD mn) 0.726 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
FDI: Oil & Gas Exploration (USD mn) -3.748 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
FDI: Tobacco & Cigarettes (USD mn) 0.376 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
FDI: Food (USD mn) 2.783 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United States (USD mn) 5.971 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 24.663 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Italy (USD mn) -0.023 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2011 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United Kingdom (USD mn) 19.989 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: China (USD mn) 26.178 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Switzerland (USD mn) 17.462 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: U.A.E (USD mn) 4.919 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 0.789 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United States (USD mn) 1.197 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United Kingdom (USD mn) 8.830 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 6.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,499.384 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 50,027.178 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 148,599.023 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 17.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 20,971.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 10,374.841 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 111,576.396 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 13.8 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 187,823.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 50,268.147 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2007 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) -2.92 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2008 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 9.55 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Domestic Claims (PKR mn) 52,544,376.815 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M0: Reserve Money (PKR mn) 13,980,284.857 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 15,009.285 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2003 - Jan 2026
ORA: Gold Including Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 2,711.52 May 2018 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2018

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