Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) was 1.54 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities in Bangladesh, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Bangladesh stood at 1.54 billion.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Bangladesh peaked at 2.83 billion in 2015 and was at its lowest, 456.52 million, in 2006.
That places Bangladesh 83rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 813.32 million | — |
| 2006 | 456.52 million | -43.9% |
| 2007 | 651.03 million | +42.6% |
| 2008 | 1.33 billion | +104.0% |
| 2009 | 901.29 million | -32.2% |
| 2010 | 1.23 billion | +36.7% |
| 2011 | 1.26 billion | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.58 billion | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 2.60 billion | +64.3% |
| 2014 | 2.54 billion | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.83 billion | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 2.33 billion | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.81 billion | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 2.42 billion | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 1.91 billion | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 1.53 billion | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 1.72 billion | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 1.63 billion | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.39 billion | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 1.54 billion | +11.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.54 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 707.52 million, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.54 billion is above the median for South Asia, which is 783.67 million, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 830.12 million | 456.52 million | 1.33 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.05 billion | 1.23 billion | 2.83 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 billion | 1.39 billion | 1.72 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Bangladesh?
- Direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Bangladesh was 1.54 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 billion in 2015.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 456.52 million in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.