Bangladesh Foreign Reserves
BD: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt
BD: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt data was reported at 20.476 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.564 % for 2023. BD: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt data is updated yearly, averaging 12.483 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2024, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 184.617 % in 1972 and a record low of 3.794 % in 1981. BD: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Foreign Reserves. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.;International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20.476 2024 | yearly | 1972 - 2024 |
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BD: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold
BD: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold data was reported at 20.197 USD bn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.928 USD bn for 2023. BD: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold data is updated yearly, averaging 1.905 USD bn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2024, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.348 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 138.200 USD mn in 1974. BD: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Foreign Reserves. This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20,196.792 2024 | yearly | 1972 - 2024 |
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BD: Total Reserves: Including Gold
BD: Total Reserves: Including Gold data was reported at 21.395 USD bn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.860 USD bn for 2023. BD: Total Reserves: Including Gold data is updated yearly, averaging 1.936 USD bn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2024, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.166 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 138.200 USD mn in 1974. BD: Total Reserves: Including Gold data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Foreign Reserves. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 21,394.796 2024 | yearly | 1972 - 2024 |
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BD: Total Reserves: Months of Imports
BD: Total Reserves: Months of Imports data was reported at 3.154 NA in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.385 NA for 2023. BD: Total Reserves: Months of Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 1.816 NA from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.658 NA in 2020 and a record low of 0.640 NA in 1981. BD: Total Reserves: Months of Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Foreign Reserves. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].;International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.154 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data was reported at 4.406 Unit in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.553 Unit for Dec 2024. Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, averaging 4.392 Unit from Jan 1991 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 409 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.142 Unit in May 2020 and a record low of 1.280 Unit in Oct 2001. Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.GEM: Foreign Reserves. The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4.944 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Nov 2024 |
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Total Reserves
Total Reserves data was reported at 26.176 USD bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 25.306 USD bn for Jan 2025. Total Reserves data is updated monthly, averaging 5.037 USD bn from Jan 1990 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 422 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.060 USD bn in Aug 2021 and a record low of 383.119 USD mn in May 1990. Total Reserves data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.GEM: Foreign Reserves. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 26,175.718 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Feb 2025 |