Bangladesh External Debt: % of GDP

1997 - 2017 | Yearly | % | Bangladesh Bank

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Bangladesh External Debt: % of GDP

What was Bangladesh's External Debt: % of GDP in 2017?

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
11.4 2017 11.9 2016 11.4 2017 34.0 1997 % yearly 1997 - 2017

External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 40.5 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Algeria (%) 1.1 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Argentina (%) 43.5 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Armenia (%) 62.9 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Australia (%) 107.6 2025 yearly 1988 - 2025
Austria (%) 154.5 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 14.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Bangladesh (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Belarus (%) 40.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 242.6 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Bolivia (%) 33.0 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 17.0 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Botswana (%) 7.8 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Brazil (%) 29.0 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 49.7 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Cambodia (%) 45.4 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Canada (%) 147.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Chile (%) 77.6 2025 yearly 1971 - 2025
China (%) 12.9 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Colombia (%) 48.0 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Croatia (%) 74.3 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Cyprus (%) 674.2 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Czech Republic (%) 65.4 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Denmark (%) 142.2 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Ecuador (%) 49.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Egypt (%) 44.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 97.8 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
European Union (%) 109.7 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Finland (%) 207.2 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
France (%) 250.2 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Georgia (%) 73.5 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Germany (%) 147.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Ghana (%) 34.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Greece (%) 243.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 481.9 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Hungary (%) 142.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Iceland (%) 75.3 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
India (%) 19.1 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Indonesia (%) 29.9 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Iran (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (%) 507.4 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Israel (%) 27.2 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Italy (%) 120.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 34.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Japan (%) 109.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Jordan (%) 73.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 58.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 31.2 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
South Korea (%) 40.9 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Kosovo (%) 40.7 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Kuwait (%) 41.3 2024 yearly 2014 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 68.2 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Laos (%) 68.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Latvia (%) 99.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 17.4 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 77.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Luxembourg (%) 4,148.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 78.0 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Malawi (%) 60.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 68.9 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Malta (%) 836.2 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Mauritius (%) 1,294.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Mexico (%) 32.2 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Moldova (%) 56.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 159.5 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Montenegro (%) 105.7 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Morocco (%) 50.8 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Mozambique (%) 49.2 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 18.9 2023 yearly 2018 - 2023
Nepal (%) 17.3 2016 yearly 2001 - 2016
Netherlands (%) 349.4 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
New Zealand (%) 98.2 2025 yearly 1993 - 2025
Nigeria (%) 11.9 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Norway (%) 156.0 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Pakistan (%) 33.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 13.1 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Panama (%) 167.4 2021 yearly 2014 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 58.4 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Peru (%) 33.5 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Philippines (%) 30.3 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Poland (%) 51.8 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Portugal (%) 144.9 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Qatar (%) 106.1 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (%) 57.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Russia (%) 12.5 2025 yearly 1993 - 2025
Serbia (%) 60.5 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Singapore (%) 388.9 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Slovakia (%) 100.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Slovenia (%) 88.9 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
South Africa (%) 42.0 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Spain (%) 162.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Sudan (%) 202.2 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 157.5 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Switzerland (%) 235.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Taiwan, China (%) 26.5 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Tajikistan (%) 37.7 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Thailand (%) 34.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Tunisia (%) 83.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Turkey (%) 38.2 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024

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Bangladesh Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 154.969 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jul 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,959.768 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 24.1 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BDT bn) 7,011.275 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BDT bn) 45,123.978 2030 yearly 2003 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BDT bn) 9,712.409 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Government Debt: Domestic (DO): Net (BDT mn) 5,831,077.000 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2002 - Nov 2025
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) 11,780.000 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jul 2025
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 479,050.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Domestic Debt (BDT mn) 10,202,050.000 2024 yearly 2020 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 11.439 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,321.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,552.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -4.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,134.198 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 134,258.183 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 8,696.939 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,873.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 93,408.237 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 861,791.345 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 496.827 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 496.169 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 33.837 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1998 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,589.170 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Export Price Index (2005-2006=100) 240.500 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Import Price Index (2005-2006=100) 283.380 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Imports: Petroleum Products (BDT mn) 79,352.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 31,762.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 27,873.397 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 80,775.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Yarn (BDT mn) 32,427.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade Index (2005-2006=100) 87.110 2018 yearly 2007 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Singapore (BDT mn) 121,829.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Indonesia (BDT mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Japan (BDT mn) 239,522.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: India (BDT mn) 1,201,370.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 128.089 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 136.582 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 191.327 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 148.677 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 78.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 337.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Nov 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 320.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -58.494 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -26.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -31.846 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 112,122.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 12,827.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.1 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -14.216 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -94,691.599 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Accounts Balance (BDT mn) 41,217.036 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Nov 2025
Balance of Payment(BoP): USD: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -597.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services (USD mn) -1,368.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -16,800.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -1,269.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,709.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 93.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 11,085.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,886.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -3,076.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) -853.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 7,742.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 1,382.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -304.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 617.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) -42.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 12.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 93.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 320.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance (USD mn) -5,714.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 7,585.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -11,533,436.816 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (BDT mn) 15,906,924.595 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (BDT mn) 4,373,487.779 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Outstanding External Debt as Percentage of GDP (%) 13.730 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
BD: Gross External Debt (USD mn) 112,122.801 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BD: Gross External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 12,827.104 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BD: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -3,361.673 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 35.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 39,359.134 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1986 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 183,943.433 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1986 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 9.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1987 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,436.758 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 171,444.306 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 195,565.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1987 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1988 - Jan 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 197,566.947 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1991 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.40 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1992 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.52 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Reserve Money M0 (BDT mn) 4,363,248.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M3 (BDT mn) 26,020,440.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Nov 2025

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