Pakistan

Government debt in Pakistan

Government debt in Pakistan: 58.5% of GDP in 1994 and 72.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
72.8% of GDP
Since 1994
+14.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
35 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
57.4% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in PakistanGovernment debt in Pakistan: 58.5% of GDP in 1994 and 72.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 57.4% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 57.4% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 80.8% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 44.2% of GDP in 2007.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearPakistan
202572.8
202470.3
202378.5
202277.3
202174.8
202080.8
201978.7
201866.3
201762.1
201662.1
201559.1
201458.8
201359.2
201258.4
201156.2
201056.7
200954.6
200849.5
200744.2
200646.2
200547.9
200450.6
200356.3
200260.5
200165.2
200061.7
199960.7
199853.8
199752.8
199652.5
199552.3
199458.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearPakistan
202669.9
202767.7
202864.5
202961.3
203059.6
203157.4

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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