How does Bangladesh rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Bangladesh ranks 100th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Bangladesh

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Bangladesh
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Bangladesh: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

100th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.4331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.0125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1972

Years of data

1972–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Bangladesh, 1972–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh is 0.193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 0.4331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.

Bangladesh ranks 100th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Bangladesh, 1972 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1972	0.0125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1973	0.0522 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+317.1%
1974	0.0873 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+67.4%
1975	0.0759 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1976	0.1696 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+123.4%
1977	0.2125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.3%
1978	0.1843 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1979	0.1613 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1980	0.1746 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1981	0.1737 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1982	0.2258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.0%
1983	0.2619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
1984	0.2614 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1985	0.2637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1986	0.333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.3%
1987	0.3631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1988	0.3532 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1989	0.3445 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1990	0.3643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1991	0.3893 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1992	0.393 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1993	0.4007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1994	0.4331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1995	0.3931 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1996	0.312 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1997	0.2842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1998	0.2988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1999	0.3084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2000	0.2809 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2001	0.2669 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2002	0.292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2003	0.2939 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2004	0.2872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2005	0.251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2006	0.2568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2007	0.2459 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2008	0.2258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2009	0.2144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2010	0.1928 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2011	0.1841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2012	0.1949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2013	0.1815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2014	0.1715 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2015	0.1564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2016	0.1214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.4%
2017	0.1317 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2018	0.1449 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
2019	0.1461 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2020	0.1617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2021	0.1684 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2022	0.1639 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2023	0.1902 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
2024	0.193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1195 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	8
1980s	0.2755 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1737 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2939 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1625 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1754 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

97 Eswatini 0.1995 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
98 Burundi 0.1979 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 Vietnam 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
101 Sierra Leone 0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
102 Guinea 0.1667 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
103 Central African Republic 0.1595 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh was 0.193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 0.4331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
How does Bangladesh rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Bangladesh ranks 100th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.