Key information about Bangladesh External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

• Bangladesh External Debt: Short Term accounted for 3.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 3.3 % in the previous year.
• Bangladesh External Debt: Short Term: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from 2012 to 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4.5 % in 2022 and a record low of 1.1 % in 2012.

CEIC shifts year-end for annual Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP. Short Term External Debt as % of Nominal GDP is calculated from quarterly Short Term External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The World Bank provides Short Term External Debt in USD. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Bangladesh Bank average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Nominal GDP prior to 2016 is based on old classification of data. Nominal GDP is reported in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.


Related information about Bangladesh External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Bangladesh, Current Account recorded a surplus of 241.6 USD mn in Aug 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 332.0 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• Bangladesh Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 25.6 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 44.6 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• Bangladesh External Debt: Short Term value stood at 14.4 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 459.6 USD bn in Jun 2025.

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) in Bangladesh was reported at 7474102274 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Historical dataset showing Bangladesh debt to gdp ratio by year from 2001 to 2003.

Graph and download economic data for Fiscal Situation of General Government: Gross Debt Position for Bangladesh (BGDGGXWDGG01GDPPT) from 2016 to 2024 about Bangladesh, debt, gross, and government.

Actual value and historical data chart for Bangladesh Total Reserves Percent Of Total External Debt

Bangladesh External Debt data was reported at 8,120,770.000 BDT mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,729,780.000 BDT mn for 2023. Bangladesh External Debt data is updated yearly, averaging 4,957,930.000 BDT mn from Jun 2020 (Median) to 2024, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,120,770.000 BDT mn in 2024 and a record low of 3,748,350.000 BDT mn in 2020. Bangladesh External Debt data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.F023: Government Debt.

Bangladesh: External debt, percent of Gross National Income: The latest value from 2023 is 22.3 percent, an increase from 20.28 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 54.39 percent, based on data from 112 countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from 1973 to 2023 is 25.79 percent. The minimum value, 6.14 percent, was reached in 1973 while the maximum of 44.48 percent was recorded in 1994.

Graph and download economic data for Gross Portfolio Debt Liabilities to GDP for Bangladesh (DDDM10BDA156NWDB) from 2000 to 2020 about Bangladesh, liabilities, debt, gross, and GDP.

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) in Bangladesh was reported at 4425171149 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Bangladesh: Short-term external debt, percent of international reserves: The latest value from 2023 is 65.1 percent, an increase from 54.91 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 72.95 percent, based on data from 97 countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from 1972 to 2023 is 25.6 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 142.81 percent was recorded in 1981.

Historical dataset showing Bangladesh external debt by year from 1972 to 2023.

The national debt of Bangladesh stood at approximately 182.49 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the national debt has risen by around 168.44 billion U.S. dollars since 2003. Between 2024 and 2030, the national debt will rise by around 222.02 billion U.S. dollars, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.

Actual value and historical data chart for Bangladesh External Debt Stocks Long Term Dod Us Dollar

Bangladesh Debt to GDP data was reported at 36.300 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36.340 % for 2023. Bangladesh Debt to GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 36.300 % from Jun 2020 (Median) to 2024, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.730 % in 2020 and a record low of 32.410 % in 2021. Bangladesh Debt to GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.F023: Government Debt.