Gross Public Debt

Retrieve Pakistan's gross public debt data in absolute terms, including breakdown by external and domestic components, with maturity profiles and servicing details.

GET/3.0/economy/public-debt

Description

This endpoint retrieves detailed gross public debt data for Pakistan in absolute terms (PKR Billions). Gross public debt includes all outstanding debt obligations of federal and provincial governments to both domestic and external creditors. The data includes breakdowns by debt type, maturity profile, interest rates, and creditor categories, enabling detailed debt structure assessment. Understanding debt composition is essential for assessing debt sustainability, refinancing risks, interest rate exposure, and fiscal vulnerability. This is critical information for policy makers, investors, and credit rating agencies. Data is sourced from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the Ministry of Finance, and the Debt Management Office.

Request

Authentication

• Type: Bearer Token
• Required: Yes

Parameters

This endpoint does not accept any query parameters.

Response

Success Response (200)

{
  "status": "ok",
  "message": "",
  "data": [
    {
      "period": "2024",
      "value": 71246.5,
    },
    {
      "period": "2023",
      "value": 62881.8,
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
period	string	Fiscal year (e.g., "2025")
value	number	Gross public debt in PKR Billions

Error Responses

For detailed Common Error responses, see the Error Handling.

Examples

Get Latest Gross Public Debt

curl -X GET "https://csapis.com/3.0/economy/public-debt" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"

Use Cases

• Debt Management: Monitor debt levels, maturity profiles, and interest rate exposure
• Refinancing Planning: Track debt maturity schedule for refinancing decisions
• Fiscal Analysis: Assess fiscal space and debt servicing capacity
• Risk Assessment: Evaluate refinancing risk and currency risk in external debt
• Creditor Relations: Track obligations to different creditor categories
• Macroeconomic Modeling: Use debt data in economic forecasts
• Budget Planning: Guide fiscal deficit and borrowing decisions