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External public debt

ECON-010 · CSS Evidence Bank v1

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US$92.2 billion — External public debt · End-March 2026Pakistan Economic Survey · End-March 2026Source named — not yet verified

Source

Pakistan Economic Survey — https://finance.gov.pk/survey/chapter_26/Complete_PES2025_26.pdf. Verified in source set / retroactive normalization pending.

What it proves

External debt remains a major source of external vulnerability and financing requirements.

External debtBOPIMF

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Is IMF lending a debt trap or a path to recovery for Pakistan?#1 · asked in 13 years Is Pakistan's rising public debt economic necessity or fiscal mismanagement?#40 · asked in 7 years Does Pakistan's prosperity depend on ending reliance on foreign lenders and powers?#187 · asked in 3 years