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 short-term debt of $10.45bn. [...]