Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Pakistan's external debt has nearly doubled over the past decade, reaching $135.1 billion in 2025, compared with $68.7 billion in 2015, according to the World Bank's International Debt Report 2026. The debt increased by about 4 percent from the previous year, when it stood at $129.9 billion.
Of the total, $107.08 billion comprised public and publicly guaranteed obligations, while private-sector borrowing without government guarantees accounted for $17.58 billion. Short-term external debt stood at a further $10.45 billion. Multilateral institutions accounted for $56.83 billion of public and publicly guaranteed debt, followed by bilateral creditors with $42.43 billion.
China remained Pakistan's largest individual coun...