Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Bangladesh
49.53 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
57.84 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
86th
Nigeria rank
83rd

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 57.84 TDS, current US$ per person against 49.53 TDS, current US$ per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 8.31 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Nigeria ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 86th and Nigeria ranks 83rd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.16 TDS, current US$ per person 3.58 TDS, current US$ per person 2.41 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 3.41 TDS, current US$ per person 28.14 TDS, current US$ per person 24.73 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 5.18 TDS, current US$ per person 18.71 TDS, current US$ per person 13.53 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 5.54 TDS, current US$ per person 20.43 TDS, current US$ per person 14.89 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 14.44 TDS, current US$ per person 14.89 TDS, current US$ per person 0.4478 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 38.29 TDS, current US$ per person 40.06 TDS, current US$ per person 1.77 TDS, current US$ per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 57.84 TDS, current US$ per person against 49.53 TDS, current US$ per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
8.31 TDS, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 86th and Nigeria ranks 83rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. 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, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.