Pakistan’s federal government debt climbed to Rs. 81.935 trillion in May 2026, marking a 7.8 percent increase compared with the same month last year, according to the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

On a monthly basis, the debt edged up by 0.02 percent, from Rs. 81.930 trillion in April 2026.

The latest figures show that the government’s debt stock expanded by nearly Rs. 5.93 trillion over the past year. On average, this translates into an increase of around Rs. 16.23 billion per day, Rs. 676.7 million per hour, or roughly Rs. 188,000 every second.

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The SBP data also showed that central government domestic debt reached Rs. 58.107 trillion in May 2026, up 8.7 percent from a year earlier.

Within domestic debt, long-term public debt increased from Rs. 45.263 trillion in May 2025 to Rs. 47.297 trillion in May 2026. Meanwhile, the stock of short-term debt rose sharply from Rs. 8.133 trillion to Rs. 10.734 trillion over the same period, reflecting increased reliance on short-term borrowing.