Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Bangladesh is 1.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Bangladesh peaked at 1.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1973.
That places Bangladesh 92nd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1% | — |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +62.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +88.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +68.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -18.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -29.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +24.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +28.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +28.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -32.7% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +36.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +11.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 46% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.9%, 56% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 10,864 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Bangladesh?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Bangladesh was 1.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1973.
- How does Bangladesh rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Bangladesh ranks 92nd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.