Pakistan Teledensity: Fixed Line

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

Key information about Pakistan Teledensity: Fixed Line

  • Pakistan Teledensity: Fixed Line was reported at 1.040 Number in Dec 2023
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.150 Number for Dec 2022
  • Pakistan Teledensity: Fixed Line data is updated yearly, averaging 0.930 Number from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 64 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 3.160 Number in 2009 and a record low of 0.145 Number in 1960
  • Pakistan Teledensity: Fixed Line data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table PK.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.;World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU);Weighted average;

View Pakistan's Teledensity: Fixed Line from 1960 to 2023 in the chart:

Pakistan Teledensity: Fixed Line

What was Pakistan's Teledensity: Fixed Line in 2023?

Pakistan Teledensity: Fixed Line was reported at 1.040 Number in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.040 2023 1.150 2022 0.145 1960 3.160 2009 Number yearly 1960 - 2023

Teledensity: Fixed Line by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Number) 6.160 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Algeria (Number) 13.700 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Angola (Number) 0.236 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Argentina (Number) 15.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Armenia (Number) 11.200 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Australia (Number) 24.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Austria (Number) 39.500 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Number) 15.800 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Bahrain (Number) 15.700 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Bangladesh (Number) 0.176 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Belarus (Number) 45.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belgium (Number) 22.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bolivia (Number) 3.930 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Number) 19.300 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Botswana (Number) 3.620 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brazil (Number) 12.100 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brunei (Number) 26.500 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Bulgaria (Number) 9.110 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Cambodia (Number) 0.223 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Canada (Number) 27.700 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Chile (Number) 10.100 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
China (Number) 12.200 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Colombia (Number) 13.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Congo (Number) 0.292 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Costa Rica (Number) 13.300 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Croatia (Number) 30.900 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Cyprus (Number) 29.300 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Czech Republic (Number) 11.100 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Denmark (Number) 12.700 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Dominican Republic (Number) 10.100 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Ecuador (Number) 7.980 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Egypt (Number) 10.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
El Salvador (Number) 13.700 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Estonia (Number) 17.400 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Finland (Number) 2.820 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
France (Number) 56.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Georgia (Number) 7.300 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Germany (Number) 45.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ghana (Number) 0.946 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Greece (Number) 48.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guatemala (Number) 10.700 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Honduras (Number) 4.170 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Number) 46.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hungary (Number) 27.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iceland (Number) 21.300 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
India (Number) 2.150 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Indonesia (Number) 3.260 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iran (Number) 32.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iraq (Number) 4.390 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Ireland (Number) 22.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Israel (Number) 31.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Italy (Number) 33.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Number) 0.784 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jamaica (Number) 16.200 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (Number) 48.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jordan (Number) 3.940 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Number) 12.700 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Kenya (Number) 0.123 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
South Korea (Number) 42.800 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Kuwait (Number) 11.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Number) 2.620 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Laos (Number) 17.500 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Latvia (Number) 7.520 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Lebanon (Number) 16.100 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
Libya (Number) 16.900 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Lithuania (Number) 7.830 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg (Number) 39.800 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Macau SAR, China (Number) 12.200 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia (Number) 23.800 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Malawi (Number) 0.023 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (Number) 23.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malta (Number) 48.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mauritius (Number) 36.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mexico (Number) 19.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Moldova (Number) 27.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mongolia (Number) 15.300 2023 yearly 1982 - 2023
Montenegro (Number) 30.000 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Morocco (Number) 7.620 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mozambique (Number) 0.089 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Myanmar (Number) 1.090 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Nepal (Number) 2.500 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Netherlands (Number) 23.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
New Zealand (Number) 12.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua (Number) 3.430 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Nigeria (Number) 0.049 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Norway (Number) 2.660 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Oman (Number) 11.200 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Pakistan (Number) 1.040 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Panama (Number) 18.200 2023 yearly 1978 - 2023
Paraguay (Number) 3.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Peru (Number) 4.440 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Philippines (Number) 4.030 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Poland (Number) 12.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Portugal (Number) 52.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Qatar (Number) 17.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Romania (Number) 10.300 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Russia (Number) 15.100 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Saudi Arabia (Number) 20.400 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Serbia (Number) 37.400 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Singapore (Number) 33.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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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) 11,154.097 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 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 Revenue: ytd: Tax (PKR mn) 6,067,480.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Govt (CG) Revenue: ytd (PKR mn) 9,763,762.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Govt Revenue: Tax: Federal: Direct Tax (PKR mn) 3,264,705.000 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Consolidated Govt (CG) Expenditure: ytd (PKR mn) 11,301,653.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2024
CG Expenditure: ytd: Current (PKR mn) 10,118,257.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.519 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,924.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,421.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -13.6 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 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) 5,345.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.2 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 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) 194.209 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,324.502 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Exports: Petroleum & Coal (PKR mn) 10,172.287 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2025
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) -437.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -134.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Dec 2025
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) 134,481.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.1 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,052.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.695 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -130,570.723 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 355.000 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: Dr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 15,836.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) -6.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 21,505.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 7,660.000 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: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -8,176.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 32.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 274.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -655.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Assets (USD mn) 250.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 10,898.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) -776.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 120.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 36.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Liabilities (USD mn) 905.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,553.000 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: Dr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 2,657.000 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) 3,329.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -882.000 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: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) -188.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 11,018.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 3,588.971 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1972 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets (USD mn) 1,525.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Liabilities (USD mn) 11.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -129,937.808 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 154,703.192 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 24,765.385 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
External Debt: Private Sector (USD mn) 12,183.048 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 98,330.884 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
FDI: Tobacco & Cigarettes (USD mn) 0.376 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
FDI: Food (USD mn) 9.504 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
FDI: Chemicals (USD mn) 0.628 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
FDI: Financial Business (USD mn) 74.102 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
FDI: Oil & Gas Exploration (USD mn) -8.248 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 20.453 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: China (USD mn) 13.030 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Italy (USD mn) 2.753 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2011 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United Kingdom (USD mn) 7.878 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: U.A.E (USD mn) 4.011 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United States (USD mn) 6.080 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Switzerland (USD mn) 17.421 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United Kingdom (USD mn) 18.989 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United States (USD mn) 1.529 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Dec 2025
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 0.789 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Dec 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,427.370 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 48,176.899 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 144,623.592 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 14.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 19,137.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 8,726.634 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 111,576.396 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 13.8 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 181,336.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2009 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 52,366.391 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) -5.96 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2008 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 9.55 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Domestic Claims (PKR mn) 50,866,298.275 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M0: Reserve Money (PKR mn) 13,513,976.766 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 12,938.117 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2003 - Nov 2025
ORA: Gold Including Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 2,711.52 May 2018 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2018

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