Country’s external debt nearly doubles in a decade
• World Bank’s global debt report shows figure climbed from $68.7bn in 2015 to $135.1bn in 2025• China remains Pakistan’s largest single creditor• Developing economies’ external debt rises to record high of $9.4tr ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total external debt almost doubled to $135.1 billion over the decade ending in 2025, according to the World Bank’s International Debt Report 2026. The report noted that Pakistan’s external debt increased from $68.673bn in 2015 to $135.107bn in 2025. This included public and publicly guaranteed debt of $107.076bn, private non-guaranteed debt of $17.58bn and shor