Bangladesh Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

1974 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

  • Bangladesh Private Debt accounted for 31.52 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a ratio of 32.63 % in the previous year
  • Bangladesh Private Debt contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated yearly, available from Dec 1974 to Dec 2025, with an average share of 20.41 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 38.32 % in Dec 2012 and a record low of 1.68 % in Dec 1975

CEIC shifts year-end for annual Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP. CEIC calculates annual Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Private Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Bangladesh Bank provides Private Debt in local currency. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2016 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on old classification of data and prior to 2006 sourced from the World Bank. Private Debt and Nominal GDP are reported in annual frequency, ending in Jun of each year.

View Bangladesh's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP from 1974 to 2025 in the chart:

Bangladesh Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

What was Bangladesh's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP in 2025?

Bangladesh Private Debt accounted for 31.52 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a ratio of 32.63 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
31.52 2025 32.63 2024 1.68 1975 38.32 2012 % yearly 1974 - 2025

Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 34.45 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Algeria (%) 18.54 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 13.72 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2026
Armenia (%) 64.40 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Australia (%) 129.70 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) 85.01 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1998 - Mar 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 26.11 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
Bahrain (%) 62.48 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 31.52 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Belarus (%) 20.27 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2026
Belgium (%) 65.69 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Bolivia (%) 68.67 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 47.17 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2026
Botswana (%) 29.71 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Brazil (%) 53.62 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 30.57 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2026
Bulgaria (%) 48.52 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 119.72 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Canada (%) 209.41 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1969 - Mar 2026
Chile (%) 65.42 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
China (%) 198.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 39.40 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Croatia (%) 49.39 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2026
Cyprus (%) 53.18 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (%) 47.72 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 28.74 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 57.92 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Egypt (%) 24.36 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 63.71 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
European Union (%) 76.90 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
Finland (%) 88.93 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
France (%) 105.15 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 66.15 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1996 - Mar 2026
Germany (%) 72.27 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 7.16 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2026
Greece (%) 52.17 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 188.87 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1973 - Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 55.06 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2015 - Mar 2026
Iceland (%) 87.77 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
India (%) 51.51 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2022
Indonesia (%) 30.39 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Iran (%) 57.83 2016 yearly 1961 - 2016
Ireland (%) 22.27 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 116.47 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Italy (%) 57.18 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 1998 - Mar 2026
Ivory Coast (%) 22.95 2025 yearly 2016 - 2025
Japan (%) 115.91 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 69.48 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Kazakhstan (%) 27.12 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 28.07 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
South Korea (%) 136.79 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (%) 60.21 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2026
Kuwait (%) 106.68 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 27.03 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Laos (%) 59.39 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Latvia (%) 30.61 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 102.16 2017 yearly 1988 - 2017
Lithuania (%) 39.31 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (%) 78.67 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 115.84 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 52.91 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) 7.49 2023 yearly 2017 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 117.79 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 64.48 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Mauritius (%) 71.20 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
Mexico (%) 21.67 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 29.51 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Mongolia (%) 46.64 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) 50.62 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 50.84 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2007 - Mar 2026
Mozambique (%) 16.84 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 28.98 2020 yearly 1960 - 2020
Nepal (%) 74.44 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 83.72 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
New Zealand (%) 136.85 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 20.83 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 119.15 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 55.84 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Pakistan (%) 8.89 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 51.40 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2026
Panama (%) 67.13 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 40.85 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 30.92 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1992 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) 52.25 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
Poland (%) 33.13 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 71.97 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Qatar (%) 119.88 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) 21.99 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2026
Russia (%) 55.59 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 65.35 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Serbia (%) 35.36 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 127.25 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 60.33 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 36.04 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 68.23 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1965 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) 69.82 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 25.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Sudan (%) 5.64 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Sweden (%) 122.41 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (%) 162.30 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1996 - Mar 2026

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Bangladesh Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.4 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -572.377 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,697.189 May 2026 monthly Jul 1990 - May 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 38.9 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BDT bn) 7,011.275 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BDT bn) 51,666.846 2031 yearly 2003 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (BDT bn) 11,892.796 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Government Debt: Domestic (DO): Net (BDT mn) 6,109,533.000 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 2002 - Jan 2026
Domestic Debt (BDT mn) 11,948,530.000 2025 yearly 2020 - 2025
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) -70,320.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Oct 2025
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 319,100.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 11.439 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,728.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1986 - Apr 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,708.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1986 - Apr 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -1.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1987 - Apr 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,134.198 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 138,057.564 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,866.422 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,437.3 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1986 - Apr 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.3 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1987 - Apr 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 99,744.618 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 579,103.206 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 555.121 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1973 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 203.923 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 42.325 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 1998 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,407.062 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2026
Export Price Index (2005-2006=100) 240.500 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Import Price Index (2005-2006=100) 283.380 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Exports: Europe: Germany Federal Republic (BDT mn) 640,675.000 2025 yearly 1987 - 2025
Exports: Europe: Spain (BDT mn) 430,433.000 2025 yearly 1987 - 2025
Exports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: China (BDT mn) 74,842.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 37,501.719 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1999 - Apr 2026
Imports: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 84,541.776 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1999 - Apr 2026
Imports: Yarn (BDT mn) 32,830.788 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1999 - Apr 2026
Imports: Petroleum Products (BDT mn) 157,333.132 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1999 - Apr 2026
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 24,792.706 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2005 - Apr 2026
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Japan (BDT mn) 269,348.000 2025 yearly 1987 - 2025
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: India (BDT mn) 1,384,049.000 2025 yearly 1987 - 2025
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Indonesia (BDT mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Singapore (BDT mn) 121,829.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: China (BDT mn) 2,922,051.000 2025 yearly 1987 - 2025
Terms of Trade Index (2005-2006=100) 87.110 2018 yearly 2007 - 2018
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 137.300 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 128.400 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 162.900 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 145.700 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 600.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1997 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 460.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -10.227 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 9.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -20.094 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 113,519.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 14,057.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.2 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -14.971 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -90,991.790 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
BOP: Current Accounts Balance (BDT mn) 73,670.186 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -16,878.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payment(BoP): USD: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 476.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance (USD mn) -5,840.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 658.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 11,038.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 8,823.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services (USD mn) -1,619.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 110.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 460.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 110.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -73.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) -59.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) -1,088.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 22.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) 174.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,706.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -3,326.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -910.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,568.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 8,676.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -11,585,203.110 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
IIP: Liabilities (BDT mn) 15,970,369.807 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
IIP: Assets (BDT mn) 4,599,752.217 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Outstanding External Debt as Percentage of GDP (%) 13.730 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
BD: Gross External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 14,057.914 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BD: Gross External Debt (USD mn) 113,519.345 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
BD: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 591.900 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 30.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 45,245.809 May 2026 monthly Jun 1986 - May 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 194,791.585 May 2026 monthly Jun 1986 - May 2026
M2 Growth (%) 12.4 May 2026 monthly Jun 1987 - May 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jun 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Jun 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jun 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1986 - Apr 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,069.060 May 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - May 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 176,385.466 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1986 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 11.6 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1987 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 199,997.2 May 2026 monthly Jul 1987 - May 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.6 May 2026 monthly Jul 1988 - May 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 201,982.794 May 2026 monthly Jun 1991 - May 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.51 May 2026 monthly Jun 1992 - May 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.52 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Reserve Money M0 (BDT mn) 4,354,071.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2019 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M3 (BDT mn) 27,169,738.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2019 - Apr 2026

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