World Bank · Economy
Pakistan: Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
11.52percent · 2025+199.8% since 2015
Total interest payments to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total interest payment is the sum of interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and charges to the IMF. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Pakistan from 1976 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.519 | |
| 2024 | 13.083 | |
| 2023 | 13.72 | |
| 2022 | 8.99 | |
| 2021 | 6.709 | |
| 2020 | 9.286 | |
| 2019 | 9.876 | |
| 2018 | 8.378 | |
| 2017 | 6.037 | |
| 2016 | 4.882 | |
| 2015 | 3.842 | |
| 2014 | 2.65 | |
| 2013 | 2.777 | |
| 2012 | 2.962 | |
| 2011 | 3.244 | |
| 2010 | 3.624 | |
| 2009 | 4.388 | |
| 2008 | 4.043 | |
| 2007 | 4.92 | |
| 2006 | 4.146 | |
| 2005 | 3.868 | |
| 2004 | 4.718 | |
| 2003 | 5.696 | |
| 2002 | 6.837 | |
| 2001 | 8.217 | |
| 2000 | 9.852 | |
| 1999 | 11.644 | |
| 1998 | 9.288 | |
| 1997 | 12.254 | |
| 1996 | 11.191 | |
| 1995 | 11.535 | |
| 1994 | 10.976 | |
| 1993 | 10.238 | |
| 1992 | 10.284 | |
| 1991 | 10.819 | |
| 1990 | 11.926 | |
| 1989 | 12.55 | |
| 1988 | 12.656 | |
| 1987 | 12.705 | |
| 1986 | 13.58 | |
| 1985 | 14.454 | |
| 1984 | 16.048 | |
| 1983 | 13.414 | |
| 1982 | 13.57 | |
| 1981 | 11.006 | |
| 1980 | 11.366 | |
| 1979 | 9.642 | |
| 1978 | 11.45 | |
| 1977 | 11.711 | |
| 1976 | 10.624 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-on-external-debt (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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