Pakistan economic survey: The condition of Pakistan, which is running on debt, is getting worse from day to day. Pakistan spends loans from all over the world and spends on terrorism instead of developing its people and the country, which the whole world has seen. The economic survey issued by Pakistan has revealed that the debt of the neighboring country has reached the highest level since now. This has deepened the crisis on Pakistan’s financial situation. Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb released his country’s Economic Survey 2024-25 on Monday (9 June 2025).
How much was Pakistan’s debt till March 2025?
According to the CNN18 report, Pakistan has said that by 31 March 2025, its total debt has reached 76,007 billion Pakistani rupees (76 trillion), which is the highest debt in its history. This means that this debt in Indian rupee is 23.1 trillion rupees and US $ 269.344. This debt of Pakistan has almost doubled in the last four years, because in 2020-21 this debt was Rs 39,860 billion rupees. Whereas in the last 10 years, this debt has increased almost five times.
Pakistan’s GDP growth will be reduced
The economic survey released by the Government of Pakistan states that Pakistan’s GDP growth for the first quarter of FY 2025 will be 1.37 percent, the second quarter 1.53 percent and 2.4 percent in the third quarter. This is happening for the third consecutive year when Pakistan’s GDP growth will be very low.
Pakistan spreads hands in front of friendly countries
Pakistan spreads hands to seek relief package in front of international organizations as well as allies. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif even said that when we go to a friend country or call, he feels that we have come to him to ask for money. He had also said earlier that small economies have also surpassed Pakistan and we have been wandering with a bowl of begging for the last 75 years.
India has been raising the issue in front of the IMF and the World Bank that Pakistan is misusing the assistance of the world to fulfill the objectives of terrorism against India. According to the World Bank, India has taken out its people in record numbers from poverty. At the same time, about 45 percent of Pakistan’s population is spending its life in poverty, while 16.5 people live in extreme poverty.