Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita was 29.43 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 29.43 TDS, current US$ per person for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 188.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Bangladesh peaked at 29.43 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1385 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1973.
That places Bangladesh 83rd out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1385 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.3374 TDS, current US$ per person | +143.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9628 TDS, current US$ per person | +185.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8222 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9493 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 1.16 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 1.08 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8645 TDS, current US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 1981 | 1.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 1982 | 1.36 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 1.41 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.68 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1985 | 1.91 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 2.36 TDS, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1987 | 2.85 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 3.27 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 3.05 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 4.29 TDS, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1991 | 3.68 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 3.65 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.49 TDS, current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 3.9 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 5.53 TDS, current US$ per person | +41.8% |
| 1996 | 4.45 TDS, current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 1997 | 4.3 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.93 TDS, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 4.36 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 4.86 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 4.26 TDS, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 4.35 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.05 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 4.39 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 5.35 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 4.43 TDS, current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 6.14 TDS, current US$ per person | +38.6% |
| 2008 | 5.58 TDS, current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 5.94 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 6.04 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.83 TDS, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 8.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 9.85 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 10.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.13 TDS, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 7.64 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 9.17 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 10.45 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 11.56 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 12.11 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 16.57 TDS, current US$ per person | +36.9% |
| 2022 | 20.08 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 25.81 TDS, current US$ per person | +28.5% |
| 2024 | 29.43 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 29.43 TDS, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.64 TDS, current US$ per person, 66% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 29.43 TDS, current US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 76.76 TDS, current US$ per person, 38% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +185.4% | 0.3374 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.9628 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +143.5% | 0.1385 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.3374 TDS, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7784 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.1385 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.16 TDS, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.99 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.8645 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.27 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.16 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.49 TDS, current US$ per person | 5.53 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.94 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.05 TDS, current US$ per person | 6.14 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9 TDS, current US$ per person | 6.04 TDS, current US$ per person | 11.56 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8 TDS, current US$ per person | 12.11 TDS, current US$ per person | 29.43 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 80 Kosovo 31.26 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 81 Cambodia 30.86 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 82 Lebanon 30.39 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 84 Mozambique 27.4 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 85 Togo 27.3 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 86 Tanzania 26.5 TDS, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Bangladesh
- Net financial flows, IBRD -7.28 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.2191 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 327.29 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.89 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0034 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 10,864 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 6.05 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 83.46 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 93.33 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Bangladesh?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Bangladesh was 29.43 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 29.43 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1385 TDS, current US$ per person in 1973.
- How does Bangladesh rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.