Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Bangladesh, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Bangladesh is 0.0191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Bangladesh peaked at 0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
That places Bangladesh 94th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1973 | 0.0013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1974 | 0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +74.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +150.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +148.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0147 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0132 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0119 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0151 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0147 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0211 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0187 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0178 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0193 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0156 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0158 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0141 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 1997 | 0.014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0135 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0145 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0123 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0129 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.01 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0117 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0127 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0169 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0136 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0148 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0076 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0154 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0164 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0151 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 91 Central African Republic 0.0205 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Vanuatu 0.0202 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Niger 0.0193 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 China 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Chad 0.0184 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Guinea-Bissau 0.0178 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Bangladesh
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 38.03 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 1.54 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD -7.28 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 9.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Bangladesh?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Bangladesh was 0.0191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Bangladesh ranks 94th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.