Govt domestic debt, liabilities rise 8.5% YoY in August

October 06, 2026 (MLN): The total government domestic debt and liabilities have increased by 8.5% to Rs58.89 trillion in August 2026, compared to Rs54.28tr in August 2025, the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed.

On a sequential basis, domestic debt and liabilities have decreased by 0.87% compared to Rs59.41tr in July 2026.

According to details provided by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the larger portion of the debt was permanent debt, which totaled Rs44.73tr, signifying a growth of 6.79% YoY.

This comprised Rs43.82tr in federal government bonds, Rs474.94bn in SBP's on-lending to the government of Pakistan against SDRs allocation, Rs437.2bn worth of prize bonds, and the remaining Rs2.8bn in market loans.

The floating debt rose by 22.08% in August to Rs10.56tr compared toRs8.65tr in the same period last year.

Market Treasury Bills comprised the major proportion of the total floating debt, and stood at Rs10.43tr in August 2026.

Similarly, the government's unfunded debt increased by 8.88% YoY to Rs3.36tr in August 2026, primarily due to a significant rise of 9.32% YoY in saving schemes, which amounted to Rs3.29tr compared to Rs3.01tr in the SPLY.

Foreign currency loans fell significantly as they clocked in at Rs11.7bn in August 2026, compared to Rs379.5bn in August 2025.

Borrowing through Naya Pakistan Certificates also elevated by 34.04% YoY to Rs88.2bn in August 2026.

Similarly, on a sequential basis, it increased by 7.04% in August compared to Rs82.4bn in July.

Moving forward, domestic liabilities of the government dropped by 34.45% YoY and were reported at Rs132.6bn in the review month.

Copyright Mettis Link News