Pakistan’s Federal government debt increased by 1.7 percent on a month-on-month (MoM) basis in April 2026, reaching Rs. 81.93 trillion according to data released by State Bank of Pakistan.
Compared to Rs. 74.9 trillion in April 2025, the central government debt has increased by 9.3 percent year-on-year (YoY). Also, compared to the April 2025 data, the national debt has been rising by Rs. 802 million (PKR 80 crore) per hour, or Rs. 13.4 million per minute.
Meanwhile, the Central Government Domestic Debt is up by 11 percent YoY and 0.9 percent MoM to Rs. 58.089 trillion in April 2026.
Out of total domestic debt, the long-term public debt increased from Rs. 44.135 trillion to Rs. 47.472 trillion and the stock of short-term debt increased from Rs. 8.326 trillion to Rs. 10.557 trillion during the last year.
