Bangladesh vs Colombia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Bangladesh
14.06 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Colombia
20.15 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
21st
Colombia rank
18th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Bangladesh
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 20.15 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.06 billion DOD, current US$ in Bangladesh, a difference of 6.09 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Colombia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th of 123 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.05 million DOD, current US$ | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ | Colombia |
| 1980s | 140.37 million DOD, current US$ | 2.39 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.25 billion DOD, current US$ | Colombia |
| 1990s | 189.58 million DOD, current US$ | 4.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.94 billion DOD, current US$ | Colombia |
| 2000s | 965.88 million DOD, current US$ | 4.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.40 billion DOD, current US$ | Colombia |
| 2010s | 5.89 billion DOD, current US$ | 11.88 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.99 billion DOD, current US$ | Colombia |
| 2020s | 14.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 17.76 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.95 billion DOD, current US$ | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Bangladesh or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 20.15 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.06 billion DOD, current US$ in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Bangladesh and Colombia?
- 6.09 billion DOD, current US$, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Colombia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Colombia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Bangladesh ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.