External Debt in Pakistan increased to 134971 USD Million in the second quarter of 2025 from 130179 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Pakistan External Debt - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The national debt of Pakistan stood at ************** U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 1994 and 2024, the national debt rose by ************** U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The national debt will steadily rise by ************** U.S. dollars over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.

Key information about Pakistan External Debt

• Pakistan External Debt reached 134.5 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with 134.9 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Pakistan External Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Jun 2006 to Sep 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 134.9 USD bn in Jun 2025 and a record low of 37.2 USD bn in Jun 2006.

Related information about Pakistan External Debt

• In the latest reports of Pakistan, Current Account recorded a deficit of 621.0 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 178.9 USD mn in Oct 2025.
• Pakistan Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 85.0 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 631.0 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 407.2 USD bn in Jun 2025.

Pakistan recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - Pakistan Government Debt To GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Pakistan Total Loans

• Pakistan Total Loans was reported at 51.850 USD bn in Jan 2025
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.027 USD bn for Dec 2024
• Pakistan Total Loans data is updated monthly, averaging 42.223 USD bn from Sep 2007 to Jan 2025, with 209 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 60.190 USD bn in May 2018 and a record low of 34.697 USD bn in Aug 2013
• Pakistan Total Loans data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Total Loans: USD: Monthly

CEIC converts monthly Total Loans into USD. The State Bank of Pakistan provides Total Loans in local currency. The State Bank of Pakistan period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Loans cover lenders as Scheduled Banks. Total Loans cover debtors as Resident only.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Pakistan stood at 70.39 percent in 2024. Between 1994 and 2024, the ratio rose by 11.86 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The ratio is forecast to decline by 10.16 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.

Government Debt in Pakistan decreased to 76605 PKR Billion in September from 77458.60 PKR Billion in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Pakistan Government Debt- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Pakistan PK: External Debt: Average Interest on New External Debt Commitments data was reported at 4.813 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.864 % for 2016. Pakistan PK: External Debt: Average Interest on New External Debt Commitments data is updated yearly, averaging 3.964 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.546 % in 1981 and a record low of 1.063 % in 2011. Pakistan PK: External Debt: Average Interest on New External Debt Commitments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank.WDI: External Debt: Terms and Undisbursed Debt. Interest represents the average interest rate on all new public and publicly guaranteed loans contracted during the year. To obtain the average, the interest rates for all public and publicly guaranteed loans have been weighted by the amounts of the loans. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Weighted average;

Historical dataset showing Pakistan external debt by year from 1970 to 2023.

Pakistan External Debt: Total External Debt per Capita data was reported at 0.001 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.001 USD mn for 2022. Pakistan External Debt: Total External Debt per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.001 USD mn in 2021 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1970. Pakistan External Debt: Total External Debt per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank.IDS: External Debt: Debt Outstanding, Debt Ratio and Debt Service: Annual. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Present value of external debt (current US$) in Pakistan was reported at 89147983857 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Present value of external debt - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Pakistan: Short-term external debt, percent of international reserves: The latest value from 2023 is 64.66 percent, a decline from 88.33 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 77.28 percent, based on data from 83 countries. Historically, the average for Pakistan from 1970 to 2023 is 74.45 percent. The minimum value, 10.27 percent, was reached in 2006 while the maximum of 338.92 percent was recorded in 1991.

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Historical dataset showing Pakistan debt to gdp ratio by year from 1990 to 2000.

Historical dataset showing Pakistan national debt by year from 1990 to 2000.

Actual value and historical data chart for Pakistan External Debt Stocks Total Dod Us Dollar

Graph and download economic data for Use of Financial Services: Number of Loan Accounts at Commercial Banks for Pakistan (PAKFCNODCNUM) from 2004 to 2023 about Pakistan, financial, loans, banks, services, and depository institutions.

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding International Private Debt Securities to GDP for Pakistan (DDDM05PKA156NWDB) from 1994 to 2020 about Pakistan, debt, securities, private, and GDP.

Pakistan PK: Lending Interest Rate data was reported at 8.210 % pa in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.755 % pa for 2016. Pakistan PK: Lending Interest Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 11.749 % pa from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.537 % pa in 2009 and a record low of 7.258 % pa in 2004. Pakistan PK: Lending Interest Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank: Interest Rates. Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.; ;

Monthly and long-term Pakistan Public Debt data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.