• Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy says country ranks 17th out of 101 nations in terms of generosity
• 27pc non-givers cite lack of affordability as main reason
ISLAMABAD: Religious motivation for charity puts Pakistanis among the top donors in the world, but 42 per cent of people express their inability to donate due to financial constraints.
This has been reported by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP), a non-governmental organisation, based on The World Giving Report (WGR) 2025 and its own surveys and evaluation of over 5,000 not-for-profit organisations in the country.
The PCP says about two-thirds (73pc) of Pakistanis donated money in 2024 for various social causes.
“This is above the global average of 64pc and the continental average of 69pc. This is reflective of the generous impulse of charitable giving for causes people care for,” the PCP says in its ‘Giving in Pakistan 2025’ report.
Interestingly, Nigeria scores the highest at 89pc, while Japan ranks the lowest with 16pc.
As such, Pakistan ranks 17th out of 101 countries for how generous its people are and also places 17th in terms of the proportion of income donated.
In terms of percentage of income donated at 1.64pc, Pakistan ranks above the global average of 1.04pc despite having an income distribution highly skewed towards the middle- and low-income brackets.
In contrast, volunteering is not a common practice in Pakistan, as only 16pc of people report having volunteered time in 2024.
This reflects into just 3.5 hours volunteered on average per person, nearly half of the continental average of 7.5 hours and far lower than 8.9 hours of the global average.
The report finds that lack of affordability is the predominant cause of non-giving in all parts of the world, including Pakistan.
Out of the 27pc non-givers, the major reason mentioned for not giving is lack of affordability in Pakistan, compared to 40pc average globally and 35pc in the Asia continent.
However, 18pc of non-monetary givers prefer to give in-kind — in the form of food or other support.
A total of 42pc of people did not donate in 2024 due to lack of affordability.
