# Debt

Pakistan's external debt, who holds government paper, and the national savings schemes. About 250 series from the **SBP**.

| | |
|---|---|
| Module | `debt` |
| Frequency | Quarterly (external debt), monthly (holdings, savings) |
| Endpoint | [`/v1/series/{id}`](https://pakdatahub.com/docs/api-series.md) |

## External debt (US$ mn, quarterly)

| Id | What it is | History |
|---|---|---|
| `debt.external.total_external_debt_liabilities` | **Total external debt & liabilities** | 2010 -> |
| `debt.external.total_external_debt_liabilities_2` | Same, earlier vintage | 1995 -> 2006 |
| `debt.external.*` | By borrower (government, SBP, banks, private sector), instrument and creditor: about 186 series | |

## Holdings of government securities (monthly)

| Id | What it is |
|---|---|
| `debt.mtb_holding_total_bank_non_bank` | Market Treasury Bills outstanding, all holders |
| `debt.mtb_holding_banks` - `debt.mtb_holding_non_bank_total` | By banks vs non-banks |
| `debt.pib_holding_total_bank_non_bank` | PIBs outstanding |
| `debt.gis_holding_total_bank_non_bank` | GoP Ijara Sukuk outstanding |
| `debt.*_holding_non_bank_insurance_companies` - `..._corporate_funds` | Non-bank investor detail |

## National savings

`debt.saving_schemes_total_outstanding_amount`, `debt.savings_schemes_prize_bonds`, `debt.savings_schemes_national_saving_bonds` and more (monthly).

```bash
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
  "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/debt.external.total_external_debt_liabilities?sort=asc"
```

Related: auction results in [Auctions](https://pakdatahub.com/docs/api-auctions.md), secondary prices in [Debt securities](https://pakdatahub.com/docs/api-securities.md), fiscal accounts in [Public finance](https://pakdatahub.com/docs/data-public-finance.md).

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Source: https://pakdatahub.com/docs/data-debt - PakDataHub docs index: https://pakdatahub.com/docs/llms.txt