Pakistan External Debt 1960-2024

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 external debt for 2022 was $126,942,238,477, a 3% decline from 2021.
  • Pakistan external debt for 2021 was $130,872,548,059, a 10.86% increase from 2020.
  • Pakistan external debt for 2020 was $118,049,163,003, a 7.14% increase from 2019.
  • Pakistan external debt for 2019 was $110,177,707,177, a 9.96% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Current US $
India $617
Indonesia $396
Egypt $163
Vietnam $147
Ukraine $139
Pakistan $127
Philippines $111
Nigeria $98
Bangladesh $97
Morocco $65
Angola $60
Sri Lanka $59
Uzbekistan $49
Ghana $45
Kenya $42
Tunisia $40
Mongolia $34
Zambia $29
Georgia $24
Cambodia $22
Sudan $22
El Salvador $21
Lao PDR $19
Papua New Guinea $19
Bolivia $16
Cameroon $15
Nicaragua $15
Honduras $13
Myanmar $13
Moldova $10
Kyrgyz Republic $10
Republic of Congo $8
Mauritania $5
Kosovo $4
Djibouti $3
Bhutan $3
Cabo Verde $2
Lesotho $2
Eswatini $1
Solomon Islands $1
Vanuatu $0
Sao Tome and Principe $0
Timor-Leste $0
Kiribati $0
Micronesia $0
West Bank and Gaza $0
Pakistan External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $126,942,238,477 -3.00%
2021 $130,872,548,059 10.86%
2020 $118,049,163,003 7.14%
2019 $110,177,707,177 9.96%
2018 $100,199,117,658 7.56%
2017 $93,158,143,047 23.87%
2016 $75,206,431,382 9.39%
2015 $68,749,830,505 6.82%
2014 $64,359,863,498 6.74%
2013 $60,297,830,475 -5.72%
2012 $63,954,134,989 -1.74%
2011 $65,088,322,905 2.53%
2010 $63,482,952,104 11.37%
2009 $57,000,598,839 13.58%
2008 $50,185,422,684 17.79%
2007 $42,604,467,681 12.94%
2006 $37,723,507,984 9.10%
2005 $34,578,129,332 -6.38%
2004 $36,934,077,635 -0.28%
2003 $37,037,199,281 7.91%
2002 $34,320,831,456 6.03%
2001 $32,367,945,483 -2.24%
2000 $33,109,821,460 -3.16%
1999 $34,190,096,147 5.82%
1998 $32,310,194,704 7.36%
1997 $30,095,124,742 0.82%
1996 $29,850,953,918 -1.29%
1995 $30,241,086,483 10.41%
1994 $27,390,827,117 11.56%
1993 $24,551,561,529 -1.48%
1992 $24,919,617,590 6.66%
1991 $23,363,317,173 13.07%
1990 $20,663,375,832 12.62%
1989 $18,348,188,708 7.52%
1988 $17,065,165,352 1.59%
1987 $16,797,670,141 12.33%
1986 $14,954,407,651 11.06%
1985 $13,464,882,307 10.12%
1984 $12,227,885,012 1.68%
1983 $12,026,223,274 2.75%
1982 $11,703,994,182 10.62%
1981 $10,580,767,700 6.54%
1980 $9,931,198,662 11.35%
1979 $8,918,890,625 7.08%
1978 $8,329,288,878 10.12%
1977 $7,564,124,307 11.20%
1976 $6,802,351,668 18.24%
1975 $5,752,876,895 12.33%
1974 $5,121,326,329 12.14%
1973 $4,566,895,944 12.15%
1972 $4,072,098,744 7.28%
1971 $3,795,844,722 11.42%
1970 $3,406,742,576 inf%
1969 $0 nan%
1968 $0 nan%
1967 $0 nan%
1966 $0 nan%
1965 $0 nan%
1964 $0 nan%
1963 $0 nan%
1962 $0 nan%
1961 $0 nan%
1960 $0 nan%