Federal debt up Rs20bn a day as total hits Rs82.95tr
State Bank figures put the stock at Rs82.953 trillion by August 2026, with domestic borrowing accounting for most of the rise since the caretaker period ended.
Federal government debt rose Rs18.143 trillion from March 2024 to August 2026, averaging about Rs20 billion a day.
The stock stood at Rs82.953 trillion by August 2026, up from Rs64.810 trillion in February 2024.
Domestic debt climbed from Rs42.675 trillion to Rs58.757 trillion; external debt from Rs22.134 trillion to Rs24.196 trillion.
Under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s two tenures combined, federal debt rose Rs37.307 trillion in just under four years — more than double the PTI-era rise of Rs18.323 trillion.
Total public debt in 2026 was Rs86.715 trillion, up 7.7 percent year-on-year from Rs80.5 trillion.