Pakistan External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

2006 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Pakistan External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

  • Pakistan External Debt: Short Term accounted for 0.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 0.9 % in the previous year.
  • Pakistan External Debt: Short Term: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from 2006 to 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 1.6 % in 2020 and a record low of 0.0 % in 2007.

*This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC calculates Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Short Term External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Short Term External Debt is calculated as the sum of the Short Term External Debt breakdowns for Government Debt, Public Sector Enterprises Non Guaranteed Debt and Scheduled Banks Borrowing. The State Bank of Pakistan provides Short Term External Debt in USD. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The State Bank of Pakistan average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.


Related information about Pakistan External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Pakistan, Current Account recorded a deficit of 437.0 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 134.7 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Pakistan Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 36.0 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 32.0 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Pakistan External Debt: Short Term value stood at 2.5 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 407.2 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Pakistan's External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP from 2006 to 2025 in the chart:

Pakistan External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

What was Pakistan's External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP in 2025?

Pakistan External Debt: Short Term accounted for 0.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 0.9 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.8 2025 0.9 2024 0.0 2007 1.6 2020 % yearly 2006 - 2025

External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.0 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Algeria (%) 0.7 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Argentina (%) 12.2 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Armenia (%) 16.5 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Australia (%) 25.4 2025 yearly 1988 - 2025
Austria (%) 45.4 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 0.3 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 3.2 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Belarus (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 105.5 2025 yearly 2007 - 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Botswana (%) 0.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Brazil (%) 4.9 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 10.6 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Canada (%) 56.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Chile (%) 7.1 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
China (%) 6.8 2025 yearly 1985 - 2025
Colombia (%) 7.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Croatia (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Cyprus (%) 162.6 2025 yearly 2008 - 2025
Czech Republic (%) 32.9 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Denmark (%) 61.2 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Ecuador (%) 0.2 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Egypt (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Estonia (%) 29.1 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
Finland (%) 70.8 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
France (%) 109.8 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Georgia (%) 13.9 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Germany (%) 54.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Greece (%) 73.7 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 289.2 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Hungary (%) 14.2 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Iceland (%) 7.4 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
India (%) 3.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Indonesia (%) 4.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Iran (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (%) 219.5 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Israel (%) 9.1 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Italy (%) 40.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 4.9 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (%) 78.4 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Jordan (%) 32.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 7.1 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Kenya (%) 1.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
South Korea (%) 9.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Kosovo (%) 14.3 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.2 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Latvia (%) 40.4 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 51.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1,145.9 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
North Macedonia (%) 19.4 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Malawi (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 29.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Malta (%) 135.0 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Mauritius (%) 77.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Mexico (%) 3.4 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Moldova (%) 13.8 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 10.0 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Montenegro (%) 2.8 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Morocco (%) 7.8 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Mozambique (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 0.1 2023 yearly 2018 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 139.5 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
New Zealand (%) 33.5 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Nigeria (%) 0.2 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Norway (%) 54.4 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Pakistan (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 4.6 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Panama (%) 59.0 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 11.6 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Peru (%) 2.0 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Philippines (%) 4.2 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Poland (%) 7.3 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Portugal (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Romania (%) 13.3 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Russia (%) 5.9 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Serbia (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Singapore (%) 248.1 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Slovakia (%) 38.6 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Slovenia (%) 33.0 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
South Africa (%) 11.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Spain (%) 60.9 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Sudan (%) 15.7 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Sweden (%) 51.2 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Switzerland (%) 115.2 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Taiwan, China (%) 24.1 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Tajikistan (%) 6.1 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Thailand (%) 15.3 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Tunisia (%) 30.9 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Turkey (%) 10.5 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Ukraine (%) 6.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
United Kingdom (%) 192.5 2025 yearly 1979 - 2025
United States (%) 32.1 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Uruguay (%) 10.9 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Venezuela (%) 0.2 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Vietnam (%) 7.8 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Yemen (%) 1.8 2017 yearly 1991 - 2017

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Pakistan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.6 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -14,594.600 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 23,956.926 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.3 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.3 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PKR bn) 44,111.437 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PKR bn) 127,856.351 2031 yearly 1994 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (PKR bn) 34,021.752 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
CG Expenditure: ytd: Current (PKR mn) 9,591,103.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt (CG) Expenditure: ytd (PKR mn) 10,141,670.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
CG: Overall Budget Balance: ytd (PKR mn) 541,882.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2020 - Dec 2025
CG Revenue: ytd: Tax (PKR mn) 6,729,353.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt (CG) Revenue: ytd (PKR mn) 10,683,552.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2000 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Govt Revenue: Tax: Federal: Direct Tax (PKR mn) 3,264,705.000 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.571 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,838.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1968 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,275.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -14.2 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 58,779.396 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 416,145.994 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,363.995 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,113.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.8 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 407,131.495 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 640,419.546 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 520.934 May 2024 monthly Jan 1969 - May 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 303.960 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 225.562 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,408.594 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Exports: Petroleum & Coal (PKR mn) 6,919.467 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Mar 2026
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -3,192.00 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 125.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -458.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 167.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1997 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -343.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -324.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -19.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 137,557.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 15,423.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.932 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -133,778.735 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 21,505.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 7,667.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 21,942.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -2,383.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 32.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) -6.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 15,836.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 339.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 10,901.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) -807.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Liabilities (USD mn) 2,053.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 274.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 36.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Liabilities (USD mn) 944.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,797.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) -1.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -692.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -8,169.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 2,657.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) -188.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -38.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets (USD mn) 2,093.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -919.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,563.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 3,370.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Assets (USD mn) 252.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Dr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 119.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
BoP: Cr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 11,020.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -133,778.735 2025 yearly 2014 - 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 37,543.208 2025 yearly 2014 - 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 171,321.944 2025 yearly 2014 - 2025
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 104,265.832 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Private Sector (USD mn) 11,570.770 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 3,538.771 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1972 - Apr 2026
FDI: Food (USD mn) -2.317 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
FDI: Chemicals (USD mn) 0.726 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
FDI: Financial Business (USD mn) 65.440 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
FDI: Oil & Gas Exploration (USD mn) 5.962 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
FDI: Tobacco & Cigarettes (USD mn) 0.376 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 34.694 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United States (USD mn) 5.971 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Switzerland (USD mn) 11.841 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United Kingdom (USD mn) 18.989 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: China (USD mn) 47.187 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Italy (USD mn) 0.381 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2011 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United Kingdom (USD mn) 13.364 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: U.A.E (USD mn) 4.037 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 0.789 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Mar 2026
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United States (USD mn) 3.336 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 6.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,499.384 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 52,355.774 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 149,927.090 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
M2 Growth (%) 17.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 21,331.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,601.453 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 111,576.396 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 13.8 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 190,461.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2009 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 51,397.004 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2007 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.11 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2008 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 8.89 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Domestic Claims (PKR mn) 53,162,229.038 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M0: Reserve Money (PKR mn) 14,613,706.049 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Mar 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 13,257.164 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 2003 - Mar 2026
ORA: Gold Including Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 2,711.52 May 2018 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2018

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