Bangladesh External Debt 1972-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Bangladesh external debt for 2021 was $91,429,305,072, a 24.38% increase from 2020.
- Bangladesh external debt for 2020 was $73,507,191,817, a 17.75% increase from 2019.
- Bangladesh external debt for 2019 was $62,427,379,029, a 9.35% increase from 2018.
- Bangladesh external debt for 2018 was $57,088,996,321, a 11.85% increase from 2017.
| Bangladesh External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2021 |
$91,429,305,072 |
24.38% |
| 2020 |
$73,507,191,817 |
17.75% |
| 2019 |
$62,427,379,029 |
9.35% |
| 2018 |
$57,088,996,321 |
11.85% |
| 2017 |
$51,041,371,465 |
22.83% |
| 2016 |
$41,553,573,898 |
7.39% |
| 2015 |
$38,695,175,144 |
9.72% |
| 2014 |
$35,268,110,355 |
8.67% |
| 2013 |
$32,453,648,017 |
11.31% |
| 2012 |
$29,155,976,742 |
7.80% |
| 2011 |
$27,046,084,648 |
1.79% |
| 2010 |
$26,571,755,072 |
4.70% |
| 2009 |
$25,377,795,050 |
8.70% |
| 2008 |
$23,346,917,708 |
8.47% |
| 2007 |
$21,523,544,177 |
6.76% |
| 2006 |
$20,160,932,717 |
8.96% |
| 2005 |
$18,503,086,016 |
-6.14% |
| 2004 |
$19,714,073,692 |
6.91% |
| 2003 |
$18,440,377,575 |
10.50% |
| 2002 |
$16,687,587,182 |
11.41% |
| 2001 |
$14,978,802,401 |
-3.99% |
| 2000 |
$15,600,564,697 |
-5.16% |
| 1999 |
$16,449,663,349 |
6.08% |
| 1998 |
$15,507,392,996 |
8.76% |
| 1997 |
$14,257,776,106 |
-6.01% |
| 1996 |
$15,169,074,223 |
-3.60% |
| 1995 |
$15,734,744,113 |
1.58% |
| 1994 |
$15,490,545,905 |
9.67% |
| 1993 |
$14,125,214,057 |
5.19% |
| 1992 |
$13,427,954,472 |
3.31% |
| 1991 |
$12,997,665,569 |
5.74% |
| 1990 |
$12,291,780,362 |
14.87% |
| 1989 |
$10,701,050,529 |
4.14% |
| 1988 |
$10,275,887,393 |
5.52% |
| 1987 |
$9,737,967,442 |
23.05% |
| 1986 |
$7,913,829,648 |
21.19% |
| 1985 |
$6,530,064,193 |
17.83% |
| 1984 |
$5,541,814,231 |
3.66% |
| 1983 |
$5,346,293,426 |
8.22% |
| 1982 |
$4,940,329,805 |
17.37% |
| 1981 |
$4,209,310,811 |
10.71% |
| 1980 |
$3,802,228,595 |
28.15% |
| 1979 |
$2,967,069,236 |
5.21% |
| 1978 |
$2,820,088,627 |
20.94% |
| 1977 |
$2,331,728,887 |
16.94% |
| 1976 |
$1,993,989,052 |
18.66% |
| 1975 |
$1,680,485,424 |
33.64% |
| 1974 |
$1,257,484,131 |
152.60% |
| 1973 |
$497,826,100 |
239.80% |
| 1972 |
$146,504,255 |
239.80% |
