Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 31.67 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Bangladesh, 1974–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 31.67 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 55.69 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 16.34, in 1974.
Bangladesh ranks 144th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 16.34 | — |
| 1975 | 17.55 | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 22.08 | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 25.7 | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 25.08 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 22.78 | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 21.38 | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 24.28 | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 28.55 | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 30.27 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 28.51 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 31.78 | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 36.23 | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 40.44 | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 39.46 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 37.85 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 39.7 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 43.05 | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 47.51 | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 52.76 | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 55.69 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 51.33 | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 46.19 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 44.76 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 45.4 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 46.9 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 50.76 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 52.25 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 52.63 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.06 | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 41.15 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 39.87 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 39.56 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 39.11 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 38.25 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.11 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 34.09 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 32.81 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 31.67 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 32.5 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 31.83 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 31.67 | -0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 31.67 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.81, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 31.67 is below the median for South Asia, which is 71.1, 45% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.59 | 16.34 | 25.7 | 6 |
| 1980s | 31.87 | 21.38 | 40.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.33 | 39.7 | 55.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.27 | 37.11 | 52.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.43 | 31.67 | 34.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Bangladesh?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Bangladesh was 31.67 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 55.69 in 1994.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.34 in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 144th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.