Bangladesh External Debt 1960-2024

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 2022 was $97,011,656,308, a 6.05% increase from 2021.
  • Bangladesh external debt for 2021 was $91,477,590,072, a 24.37% increase from 2020.
  • Bangladesh external debt for 2020 was $73,550,857,817, a 17.74% increase from 2019.
  • Bangladesh external debt for 2019 was $62,468,325,029, a 9.35% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
India $617
Indonesia $396
Egypt $163
Vietnam $147
Ukraine $139
Pakistan $127
Philippines $111
Nigeria $98
Bangladesh $97
Morocco $65
Angola $60
Sri Lanka $59
Uzbekistan $49
Ghana $45
Kenya $42
Tunisia $40
Mongolia $34
Zambia $29
Georgia $24
Cambodia $22
Sudan $22
El Salvador $21
Lao PDR $19
Papua New Guinea $19
Bolivia $16
Cameroon $15
Nicaragua $15
Honduras $13
Myanmar $13
Moldova $10
Kyrgyz Republic $10
Republic of Congo $8
Mauritania $5
Kosovo $4
Djibouti $3
Bhutan $3
Cabo Verde $2
Lesotho $2
Eswatini $1
Solomon Islands $1
Vanuatu $0
Sao Tome and Principe $0
Timor-Leste $0
Kiribati $0
Micronesia $0
West Bank and Gaza $0
Bangladesh External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $97,011,656,308 6.05%
2021 $91,477,590,072 24.37%
2020 $73,550,857,817 17.74%
2019 $62,468,325,029 9.35%
2018 $57,125,459,321 11.86%
2017 $51,068,283,465 22.85%
2016 $41,569,252,898 7.40%
2015 $38,704,937,144 9.73%
2014 $35,271,839,355 8.68%
2013 $32,454,687,017 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 inf%
1971 $0 nan%
1970 $0 nan%
1969 $0 nan%
1968 $0 nan%
1967 $0 nan%
1966 $0 nan%
1965 $0 nan%
1964 $0 nan%
1963 $0 nan%
1962 $0 nan%
1961 $0 nan%
1960 $0 nan%