Bangladesh vs Pakistan: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Bangladesh
14.06 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Pakistan
10.45 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
21st
Pakistan rank
24th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 14.06 billion DOD, current US$ against 10.45 billion DOD, current US$ in Pakistan, a difference of 3.61 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Pakistan ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 24th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.05 million DOD, current US$ | 210.00 million DOD, current US$ | 182.95 million DOD, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 140.37 million DOD, current US$ | 1.47 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 189.58 million DOD, current US$ | 2.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.62 billion DOD, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 965.88 million DOD, current US$ | 1.45 billion DOD, current US$ | 481.97 million DOD, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 5.89 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.21 billion DOD, current US$ | 321.13 million DOD, current US$ | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 14.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 8.98 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.82 billion DOD, current US$ | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Bangladesh, at 14.06 billion DOD, current US$ against 10.45 billion DOD, current US$ in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 3.61 billion DOD, current US$, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Bangladesh ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 24th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.