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The Pakistani rupee was pegged to the pound sterling until 1982, when the government of General Zia-ul-Haq, changed it to a managed float regime. As a result, the rupee devalued by 38.5% between 1982/83, and many of the industries built by his predecessor suffered a huge surge in import costs.
Global map of total central government revenues, as share of GDP, 2022 [1] Global map of total central government expenditures, as share of GDP, 2022 [2]. This is the list of countries by government budget.
The United Kingdom's pound sterling was the primary reserve currency of much of the world in the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. [1] However, by the middle of the 20th century, the United States dollar had become the world's dominant reserve currency.
Countries by GNI (PPP) per capita in 2016. This article includes a list of countries of the world and their gross national income (GNI) (formerly GNP) per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2023, as reported by the World Bank.
A currency [a] is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. [1] [2] A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money in common use within a specific environment over time, especially for people in a nation state. [3]
Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. [3] The pound is the main unit of sterling, [4] [c] and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, [7] often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling. [4]
The self-sufficiency level was just under 50% in the 1950s, peaking at 80% in the 1980s, before declining to its present level at the turn of the 21st century. [137] Agriculture added gross value of £12.18 billion to the economy in 2018, and around 467,000 people were employed in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing.
In the following table, for each country/territory, IMF figures shows total population, GDP, government revenue,, government expenditure, and government expenditure per capita, in current USD, calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.