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.

Key information about Pakistan External Debt

• Pakistan External Debt reached 131.1 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 133.7 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Pakistan External Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Jun 2006 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 133.7 USD bn in Sep 2024 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 surplus of 1.5 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 169.8 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Pakistan Direct Investment Abroad fell by 9.0 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 213.0 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 341.3 USD bn in Jun 2023.

Key information about Pakistan External Debt: Short Term

• Pakistan External Debt: Short Term value stood at 3.7 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 3.5 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Pakistan External Debt: Short Term data is updated quarterly, available from Jun 2006 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 6.2 USD bn in Mar 2020 and a record low of 25.0 USD mn in Mar 2007.

CEIC calculates Short Term External Debt as the sum of quarterly Short Term External Debt breakdowns for Government Debt, Public Sector Enterprises Non Guaranteed Debt and Scheduled Banks Borrowing. The State Bank of Pakistan provides Short Term External Debt in USD.


Related information about Pakistan External Debt: Short Term

• In the latest reports of Pakistan, Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.5 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 169.8 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Pakistan Direct Investment Abroad fell by 9.0 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 213.0 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 341.3 USD bn in Jun 2023.

Total reserves (% of total external debt) in Pakistan was reported at 10.49 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Total reserves (% of total external debt) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

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

Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in Pakistan was reported at 43.26 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and income) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Key information about Pakistan External Debt: % of GDP

• Pakistan External Debt accounted for 35.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 37.3 % in the previous year.
• Pakistan External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Jun 2000 to Jun 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 37.6 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of 21.7 % in Jun 2015.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The State Bank of Pakistan provides External Debt in USD. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The State Bank of Pakistan average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt as % of Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.


Related information about Pakistan External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Pakistan, Current Account recorded a deficit of 131.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 219.2 USD mn in Nov 2024.
• Pakistan Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 133.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• The country's External Debt reached 133,455.2 in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 341.3 USD bn in Jun 2023.

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.

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) in Pakistan was reported at 16008919940 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

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.

Total debt service (% of GNI) in Pakistan was reported at 4.8202 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Total debt service (% of GNI) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Key information about Pakistan External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

• Pakistan External Debt: Short Term accounted for 0.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 0.9 % in the previous year.
• Pakistan External Debt: Short Term: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from 2006 to 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.6 % in 2020 and a record low of 0.0 % in 2007.

CEIC calculates Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Short Term External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Short Term External Debt is calculated as the sum of the Short Term External Debt breakdowns for Government Debt, Public Sector Enterprises Non Guaranteed Debt and Scheduled Banks Borrowing. The State Bank of Pakistan provides Short Term External Debt in USD. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The State Bank of Pakistan average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.


Related information about Pakistan External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Pakistan, Current Account recorded a deficit of 131.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 219.2 USD mn in Nov 2024.
• Pakistan Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 133.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Pakistan External Debt: Short Term value stood at 3.5 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 341.3 USD bn in Jun 2023.

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.

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in Pakistan was reported at 130847370987 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Pakistan PK: External Debt: NFL: GG: Official Creditors data was reported at 2.955 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.207 USD bn for 2022. Pakistan PK: External Debt: NFL: GG: Official Creditors data is updated yearly, averaging 839.754 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.413 USD bn in 2019 and a record low of -574.055 USD mn in 2004. Pakistan PK: External Debt: NFL: GG: Official Creditors 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: Net Flows and Net Transfers: Annual. General government debt from official creditors includes loans from international organizations (multilateral loans) and loans from governments (bilateral loans). Loans from international organization include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Government loans include loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Pakistan: External debt, percent of Gross National Income: Pour cet indicateur, La Banque mondiale fournit des données pour la Pakistan de 1970 à 2023. La valeur moyenne pour Pakistan pendant cette période était de 40.17 pour cent avec un minimum de 23.28 pour cent en 2015 et un maximum de 72.44 pour cent en 1973.

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 Government Debt: % of GDP

• Pakistan Government debt accounted for 65.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2024, compared with the ratio of 72.3 % in the previous year.
• Pakistan government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Jun 2000 to Jun 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 73.5 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of 41.4 % in Jun 2007.

CEIC calculates Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Government Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The State Bank of Pakistan provides Government Debt in local currency. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Government Debt covers Federal Government only. Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.