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Government debt in Pakistan

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Pakistan's government debt is 72.80 % — #88 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

72.80%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.7 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Pakistan over time

80.80 %62.50 %44.20 %80.80 % · 202044.20 % · 20071994: 58.50 %1995: 52.30 %1996: 52.50 %1997: 52.80 %1998: 53.80 %1999: 60.70 %2000: 61.70 %2001: 65.10 %2002: 60.50 %2003: 56.30 %2004: 50.60 %2005: 47.90 %2006: 46.20 %2007: 44.20 %2008: 49.50 %2009: 54.60 %2010: 56.70 %2011: 56.20 %2012: 58.40 %2013: 59.20 %2014: 58.80 %2015: 59.10 %2016: 62.10 %2017: 62.10 %2018: 66.30 %2019: 78.70 %2020: 80.80 %2021: 74.70 %2022: 77.30 %2023: 78.50 %2024: 70.30 %2025: 72.80 %19942009202572.80 %
32 official observations, 1994 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#88 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
30 %
37 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 2.50 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
8.00 pp
peak 80.80 % in 2020
Full series
▲ 14.30 pp
since 1994

In Asia: #29 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +18.10 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Pakistan: ahead of 30 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtPakistan 72.80 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Pakistan is ahead of 30 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Pakistan
86 Kenya71.30 %−1.50 pp
87 Bahamas71.70 %−1.10 pp
88 Pakistan72.80 %—
89 Hungary74.60 %+1.80 pp
90 Fiji77.10 %+4.30 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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