Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 44.17 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Bangladesh, 2004–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 44.17 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 44.17 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 27.72, in 2016.
Bangladesh ranks 116th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 36.58 | — |
| 2005 | 35.56 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 35.33 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 34.99 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 33.87 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 33.01 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 29.62 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 29.39 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 29.08 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.34 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 28.68 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.21 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 27.72 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.31 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 29.55 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 31.95 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 34.51 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 35.61 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 37.86 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 39.73 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 40.97 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 40.27 | -1.7% |
| 2026 | 40.23 | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 41.21 | +2.4% |
| 2028 | 42.55 | +3.2% |
| 2029 | 43.36 | +1.9% |
| 2030 | 44.17 | +1.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 44.17 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.18, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 44.17 is below the median for South Asia, which is 84.06, 53% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.89 | 33.01 | 36.58 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.09 | 27.72 | 31.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.63 | 34.51 | 43.36 | 10 |
| 2030s | 44.17 | 44.17 | 44.17 | 1 |
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 gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Bangladesh?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Bangladesh was 44.17 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 44.17 in 2030.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.72 in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October