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.

External Debt in Pakistan decreased to 130310 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 130921 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. 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.

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Pakistan Debt Servicing: Principle: Total data was reported at 1.681 USD bn in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.851 USD bn for 2014. Pakistan Debt Servicing: Principle: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 1.132 USD bn from Jun 1999 (Median) to 2015, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.363 USD bn in 2004 and a record low of 753.000 USD mn in 2002. Pakistan Debt Servicing: Principle: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Bank of Pakistan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.JB016: Debt Servicing by Country: USD.

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 August 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.

Pakistan PK: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Public and Publicly Guaranteed data was reported at 1.312 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.104 USD bn for 2016. Pakistan PK: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Public and Publicly Guaranteed data is updated yearly, averaging 591.795 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.312 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 59.947 USD mn in 1971. Pakistan PK: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Public and Publicly Guaranteed 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: Disbursements and Interest Payment. Public and publicly guaranteed long-term debt are aggregated. 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. Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum;

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 September of 2025.

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.

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 September of 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 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.

Pakistan PK: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Total data was reported at 8.244 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.092 USD bn for 2016. Pakistan PK: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 381.643 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.244 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of -2.637 USD bn in 2013. Pakistan PK: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Total 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: Net Flows and Net Transfers. Net transfers on external debt are net flows minus interest payments during the year; negative transfers show net transfers made by the borrower to the creditor during the year. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum;

Pakistan PK: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Total data was reported at 23.288 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.425 USD bn for 2015. Pakistan PK: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 6.020 USD bn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.288 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 983.185 USD mn in 1972. Pakistan PK: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Total 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: External Debt: Terms and Undisbursed Debt. Undisbursed debt is the total public and publicly guaranteed debt undrawn at year end; data for private nonguaranteed debt are not available. Public and publicly guaranteed long-term debt are aggregated. 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum;

Gross Ext. Debt Pos., General Government, All maturities, All instruments, USD in Pakistan was reported at 83007951789 USD in 2025, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Gross Ext. Debt Pos., General Government, All maturities, All instruments, USD - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Gross Ext. Debt Pos., General Government, Long-term, All instruments, USD in Pakistan was reported at 82058536561 USD in 2025, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Gross Ext. Debt Pos., General Government, Long-term, All instruments, USD - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Gross Ext. Debt Pos., General Government, Short-term, All instruments, USD in Pakistan was reported at 949415228 USD in 2025, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Gross Ext. Debt Pos., General Government, Short-term, All instruments, USD - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Pakistan PK: External Debt: INT: IMF Charges data was reported at 66.602 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.299 USD mn for 2015. Pakistan PK: External Debt: INT: IMF Charges data is updated yearly, averaging 36.006 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 177.754 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1973. Pakistan PK: External Debt: INT: IMF Charges 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: External Debt: Disbursements and Interest Payment. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum;

Gross Ext. Debt Pos., Other Sectors, Long-term, All instruments, USD in Pakistan was reported at 16975591917 USD in 2025, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Gross Ext. Debt Pos., Other Sectors, Long-term, All instruments, USD - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.