Pakistan spends 7 times more on arms than on schools

[Durrak]

Pakistan spends 7 times more on arms than on schools | Newspaper | DAWN.COM

 

[ares]

Incorrect computation.

Let's start from the base defence expenditure. That's 442 billion. Add the 110 billion. That's 552 billion.

Btw I am already being kind in adding 110 billion, because that's effectively a forced increase on us from US due to WoT.

Now it's 3.8%.


You said combined health and education is less than 2.0%. So what happened to that?

Clearly these statistics are incorrect. Let me show you why. They're quoting UN numbers for their statistics. Same website that I am using. But UN numbers for 2009 show 2.7% of GDP toward education. In fact NationMaster may have outdated statistics from year 2000, because UN's numbers for 2000 show 1.8% toward GDP. Btw, who is a more reliable source? Especially for these kinds of purposes?

Now as for the cuts you're talking about, if you can come up with a source that show actual figures, that'd be great.


Nevertheless, 1.8% or 2.7%, that thread title is incorrect.

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I am relying only on facts here. Perhaps you missed that.

No, total exp was 675 Billion( i gave you a source for this ) ..from that you can remove your pension and CSF figures and then calculate.

I am trying to find the video for the above ..one of your economist was calming that ..since its been 8 month .. I will try find the source...I remember the figure because it came as a shock to me.

 

[ares]

I can't believe what a big fat lie ares made regarding 0.6% being used toward education and not one single person caught it. Truly remarkable.

As I said before it was calculate backwards from your defence budget..Just try calculation your defence budget from your newly(claimed figures) see where you arrive at.

 

[SMC]

Pakistan spends 7 times more on arms than on schools | Newspaper | DAWN.COM

Yes that article has been posted. That was the OP. It doesn't show any numbers for how it come up with the figure of 7x. The worst case figure I can find is 2x.

 

[SMC]

As I said before it was calculate backwards from your defence budget..Just try calculation your defence budget from your newly(claimed figures) see where you arrive at.

You're right that you probably didn't do it on purposes, but I'd expect you to at least confirm that you're at least making a close enough call on the figure. 0.6% vs 2.5% or whatever is a big difference.

 

[ares]

You're right that you probably didn't do it on purposes, but I'd expect you to at least confirm that you're at least making a close enough call on the figure. 0.6% vs 2.5% or whatever is a big difference.

As I said I distinctly remember that was total expenditure on health and education combined..I am just trying to find that video.

 

[SMC]

As I said I distinctly remember that was total expenditure on health and education combined..I am just trying to find that video.

But video is useless if the people speaking can't back it up. If they're ultra liberal such as najam sethi then they'll make these ridiculous remarks, but they need to back it up. I am backing up what I am saying with figures that are from 2009 from UN. You're probably smart enough to know that the figure won't drop so heavily in just 1 year from 2.7% to 0.56% - which is needed to make the thread title true. Even the lowest 2010 figure I am coming across is 2%. These guys are not doubt lying in the video, whichever video you're talking about.

 

[ares]

But video is useless if the people speaking can't back it up. If they're ultra liberal such as najam sethi then they'll make these ridiculous remarks, but they need to back it up. I am backing up what I am saying with figures that are from 2009 from UN. You're probably smart enough to know that the figure won't drop so heavily in just 1 year from 2.7% to 0.56% - which is needed to make the thread title true. Even the lowest 2010 figure I am coming across is 2%. These guys are not doubt lying in the video, whichever video you're talking about.

I still searching for the video ..but here is source combined is 2.5% GDP(I remembered it wrong.. its was 2.5% instead of 2%)
www.criticalppp.com/archives/35588

 

[SMC]

I don't see any combined figures posted. What I do see is the following:

Pakistan spends 2% of its GDP on education sector which is lesser than Nepal, Bangladesh, India, and Iran (7)

Which again is the lowest GDP % figure you'll find on the web. Other websites give figures of up to 2.6%.

Again, nevertheless, 2% or 2.6%, fact of the matter is that thread title is a lie.

 

[Hutchroy]

Here is the latest information :

Economic Survey of India 2009-2010

GDP Market Prices (market prices) about US dollars 1,725 Billion