Archive · 8 Aug 2025
Pakistan Misses IMF Targets but Maintains Fiscal Stability
Pakistan is getting financial help from the IMF, a big international lender.
In a recent checkup, Pakistan didn't do as well as planned in some areas.
The country missed goals for how much money it saved and how much the government collected in taxes.
However, Pakistan did better than expected in having extra money left over in its budget, which is a good sign.
Despite these misses, Pakistan is still expected to get more money from the IMF because of other positive things it has done.
Pakistan missed three out of five IMF targets in the second review of its USD 7 billion bailout package.
The provinces fell short of saving the targeted PKR 1.2 trillion due to increased expenditures.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) missed revenue collection targets under the Tajir Dost Scheme.
Pakistan met the primary budget surplus target of PKR 2.4 trillion, achieving the highest surplus in 24 years.
Despite shortfalls, the government is expected to avoid serious issues in upcoming review talks.
- Who
- Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- What
- Pakistan missed three IMF targets in its second review.
- When
- The review was for the last fiscal year, ending in June.
- Where
- Pakistan
- Why
- Pakistan missed targets due to factors like increased provincial expenditures and shortfall in revenue collection.
- Bailout Package
- USD 7 billion
- IMF Targets Missed
- 3 out of 5
- Primary Budget Surplus
- PKR 2.7 trillion
- Provinces Savings Shortfall
- PKR 280 billion
- Overall Fiscal Deficit
- 5.4% of GDP