Pakistan’s federal government debt increased by 7.8 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in May 2026, reaching Rs. 81.935 trillion according to data released by State Bank of Pakistan.
Compared to Rs. 81.930 trillion in April 2026, the central government debt has increased by 0.02 percent month-on-month.
Also, compared to the May 2025 data, the national debt has been rising by Rs. 188,000 per second, or Rs. 16.23 billion per day.
Meanwhile, the Central Government Domestic Debt is up by 8.7 percent YoY to Rs. 58.107 trillion in May 2026.
Out of total domestic debt, the long-term public debt increased from Rs. 45.263 trillion to Rs. 47.297 trillion and the stock of short-term debt increased from Rs. 8.133 trillion to Rs. 10.734 trillion during the last year.
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