{"id":100473,"date":"2024-11-12T12:28:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T07:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=100473"},"modified":"2024-11-12T12:28:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T07:28:22","slug":"pak-gdp-to-debt-hits-lowest-since-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-gdp-to-debt-hits-lowest-since-2018.html","title":{"rendered":"Pak\u2019s Debt-to-GDP ratio hits 65.7%, lowest level since 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: Pakistan\u2019s debt-to-GDP ratio declined to 65.7% in September, signaling a reversal in the upward trajectory observed during the last fiscal year, according to the latest data in an article on November 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-seeks-china-aid-for-ml-i-project-khi-hyd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ML-1 Project: Pak seeks USD 1 bn from China for KHI-HYD Section<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the details, this decrease brings the ratio to its lowest since June 2018, with the domestic debt-to-GDP ratio at 43.1% and external debt-to-GDP at 22.7%. However, the figures reflect a complex landscape, shaped by fluctuating borrowing needs, government debt restructuring, and evolving tax challenges. The central government&#8217;s total debt in September stood at PKR 69.6 trillion, showing a month-on-month reduction of 1.1% (or PKR 792 billion) from August\u2019s figure of PKR 70.4 trillion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/overseas-group-offers-big-to-acquire-pia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overseas Pakistani group offers PKR 125 bn to acquire PIA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decline follows a significant increase in domestic debt, which surged by PKR 7.838 trillion over the past year, reaching PKR 47.536 trillion in September 2024, up from PKR 39.698 trillion in September 2023. Yet, the rise from June to September 2024 was more modest, with domestic debt increasing by only PKR 376 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Pakistan\u2019s debt-to-GDP ratio declined to 65.7% in September, signaling a reversal in the upward trajectory observed during the last fiscal year, according to the latest data in an article on November 12. Read: ML-1 Project: Pak seeks USD 1 bn from China for KHI-HYD Section According to the details, this decrease brings the ratio to its lowest since June 2018, with the domestic debt-to-GDP ratio at 43.1% and external debt-to-GDP at 22.7%. However, the figures reflect a complex landscape, shaped by fluctuating borrowing needs, government debt restructuring, and evolving tax challenges. The central government&#8217;s total debt in September stood at PKR 69.6 trillion, showing a month-on-month reduction of 1.1% (or PKR 792 billion) from August\u2019s figure of PKR 70.4 trillion. Read: Overseas Pakistani group offers PKR 125 bn to acquire PIA This decline follows a significant increase in domestic debt, which surged by PKR 7.838 trillion over the past year, reaching PKR 47.536 trillion in September 2024, up from PKR 39.698 trillion in September 2023. Yet, the rise from June to September 2024 was more modest, with domestic debt increasing by only PKR 376 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":64102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15019],"tags":[60401,60399],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-100473","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-research-analysis","8":"tag-gdp-growth-updates","9":"tag-pakistans-gdp-news-and-updates","10":"cat-15019-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pak&#039;s GDP-to-Debt Hits Lowest Since 2018 - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pakistan&#039;s debt-to-GDP ratio drops to 65.7% in September, reversing last year&#039;s trend, latest data reveals.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-gdp-to-debt-hits-lowest-since-2018.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pak&#039;s GDP-to-Debt Hits Lowest Since 2018 - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pakistan&#039;s debt-to-GDP ratio drops to 65.7% in September, reversing last year&#039;s trend, latest data reveals.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-gdp-to-debt-hits-lowest-since-2018.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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