Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Pakistan
Pakistan: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 27.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Pakistan, 1976–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 27.2% for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 237.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Pakistan peaked at 34.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2011.
Pakistan ranks 3rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19.1% | — |
| 1977 | 22.3% | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 20.6% | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 20.2% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 17.8% | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 28.8% | +60.9% |
| 1984 | 26.7% | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 22.3% | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 20.8% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 18.8% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 20.5% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | +41.0% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | -30.0% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +38.5% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | -42.8% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +47.3% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -54.0% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +30.1% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -35.4% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +39.1% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +44.9% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +93.3% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -16.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 27.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.4%, 4.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 27.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.6%, 3.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +93.3% | 15.0% | 29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 19.1% | 22.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 16.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 16.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 8.3% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 6.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 26.9% | 34.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More external debt data for Pakistan
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -68.88 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.2741 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -56.68 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 537.03 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 2.14 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0014 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 172.53 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,958 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Pakistan?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Pakistan was 27.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2011.
- How does Pakistan rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.