Bangladesh vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Bangladesh
34,045 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4,032 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
010.0k20.0k30.0k197019962023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 34,045 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,032 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 30,013 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 8.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 487.4 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 246.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 241.03 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 1,557 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,093 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 463.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 3,895 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,821 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,074 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 5,457 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,959 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,498 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 10,884 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,178 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 8,706 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 24,245 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,926 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 20,319 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Bangladesh or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 34,045 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,032 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
30,013 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,172 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.