# Public finance

How the state raises and spends money. About 630 series, mostly annual by fiscal year (July-June, dated to 30 June), from the **SBP**.

| | |
|---|---|
| Module | `public-finance` |
| Frequency | Annual (a few half-yearly) |
| Endpoint | [`/v1/series/{id}`](https://pakdatahub.com/docs/api-series.md); discover with `/v1/catalog?module=public-finance&q=...` |

## Key series

| Id | What it is | History |
|---|---|---|
| `fiscal.federal_total_revenue_receipts` | Federal government total revenue receipts | FY2016 -> |
| `fiscal.federal_govt_total_expenditure_net_lending` | Federal total expenditure and net lending | FY2000 -> |
| `fiscal.consolidated_provincial_total_revenue` | All provinces, total revenue | FY1988 -> |
| `fiscal.overall_fiscal_balance_punjab` - `_sindh` - `_kpk` - `_baluchistan` | Provincial fiscal balances | FY2011 -> |
| `fiscal.fbr_direct_taxes_federal` | FBR direct taxes | FY2016 -> |
| `fiscal.fbr_direct_tax` - `fiscal.fbr_customs_duty` - `fiscal.fbr_excise_duty` | FBR collection by tax type, half-yearly | 2001 -> 2022 |

Search `q=sales tax`, `q=debt servicing`, `q=development expenditure`, `q=subsidies` and so on for the full breakdown. Many line items have an older vintage (FY1979-2010) under a similar name.

```bash
curl "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/search?q=fbr&module=public-finance&limit=20"
```

**Latency:** annual fiscal data is published with a lag, so the newest year is usually 12-18 months old.

Use cases: fiscal-stance analysis, tax-take modelling, federal-vs-provincial comparisons, debt-sustainability inputs.

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Source: https://pakdatahub.com/docs/data-public-finance - PakDataHub docs index: https://pakdatahub.com/docs/llms.txt