Bangladesh vs Viet Nam: External debt stocks, long-term

Bangladesh
86.87 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Viet Nam
93.97 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
17th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 93.97 billion DOD, current US$ against 86.87 billion DOD, current US$ in Bangladesh, a difference of 7.09 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 6.50 billion DOD, current US$ 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ 4.27 billion DOD, current US$ Bangladesh
1990s 13.78 billion DOD, current US$ 21.14 billion DOD, current US$ 7.36 billion DOD, current US$ Viet Nam
2000s 17.99 billion DOD, current US$ 16.57 billion DOD, current US$ 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ Bangladesh
2010s 32.80 billion DOD, current US$ 66.88 billion DOD, current US$ 34.08 billion DOD, current US$ Viet Nam
2020s 75.21 billion DOD, current US$ 102.48 billion DOD, current US$ 27.27 billion DOD, current US$ Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Bangladesh or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 93.97 billion DOD, current US$ against 86.87 billion DOD, current US$ in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
7.09 billion DOD, current US$, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Viet Nam rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.