Pakistan’s outstanding external debt, liabilities reach $135bn in FY25

September 09, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan’s external debt and liabilities (outstanding) reached $134.97bn at the end of FY25, reflecting an increase of $4.792bn or 3.68% QoQ, the central bank data showed on Tuesday.

On a yearly basis, the country’s external debt and liabilities went up by $3.926bn or 3% YoY during FY25 as the figure stood at $131.045bn at the end of FY24.

According to the latest data issued by the SBP, 76.87% of the entire debt is attributed to public external debt, which comprises the government’s long-term and short-term external debt, IMF loans to the central bank, and foreign exchange liabilities.

The government's external debt stood at $82.53bn during FY25, reflecting an increase of 4.29% QoQ, while going up by 5.6% YoY.

Within the external debt, the long-term debt by the end of the respective quarter stood at $81.79bn, up by 4.61% QoQ and 5.69% YoY.

Meanwhile, the short-term debt (less than one year) dropped by 2.72% YoY to $739.156m compared to the $759.787m recorded in the same period last year.

The data further shows that International Monetary Fund (IMF's) loans to the central bank and federal government stood at $3.783bn and $5.484bn, respectively, during the quarter under review.

The foreign exchange liabilities outstanding during the period under review were recorded at $11.955bn, up by 1.12% QoQ and 1.91% YoY.

Apart from public external debt, the remaining outstanding amount comprises borrowing from public sector enterprises, banks, and the private sector.

Outstanding external debt of public sector enterprises (PSEs) clocked in at $7.755bn, up by 2.13% QoQ and 4.38% YoY.

The amount owed to banks stood at $6.215bn during the review period, in which short-term bank borrowing stood at $2.492bn, while long term borrowing was recorded at $0m in the quarter under review.

Private sector debt, which accounted for 8.5% of the total external debt, amounted to $11.476bn by the end of 1QFY24, down by 3.86% QoQ and 8.78% YoY.

The last element of the total external debt and liabilities was debt liabilities to direct investors (Intercompany debt,) which stood at $5.774bn.

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