
Gross debt in Bangladesh
The government debt of Bangladesh refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.The government debt in the period from 1991 to 2021 was between 9.8 billion and 148.0 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 148 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 874 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,701 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 30 years in billion USD
Year | Bangladesh total | % of GDP | per capita | EU per capita |
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1991 | 9.83 bn USD | 31.76% | 93 USD | 6,198 USD |
1992 | 10.51 bn USD | 33.14% | 97 USD | 7,328 USD |
1995 | 12.48 bn USD | 32.89% | 108 USD | 12,276 USD |
1996 | 14.41 bn USD | 31.03% | 122 USD | 13,038 USD |
1997 | 14.02 bn USD | 29.06% | 117 USD | 11,925 USD |
1998 | 15.55 bn USD | 31.12% | 127 USD | 11,978 USD |
1999 | 16.75 bn USD | 32.67% | 134 USD | 11,204 USD |
2000 | 16.65 bn USD | 31.20% | 130 USD | 9,175 USD |
2001 | 20.02 bn USD | 37.07% | 154 USD | 9,104 USD |
2002 | 21.29 bn USD | 38.90% | 161 USD | 10,039 USD |
2003 | 22.29 bn USD | 37.04% | 165 USD | 12,356 USD |
2004 | 23.82 bn USD | 36.58% | 174 USD | 14,056 USD |
2005 | 24.69 bn USD | 35.56% | 178 USD | 14,655 USD |
2006 | 25.38 bn USD | 35.33% | 180 USD | 15,092 USD |
2007 | 27.86 bn USD | 34.99% | 195 USD | 16,757 USD |
2008 | 31.04 bn USD | 33.87% | 215 USD | 19,361 USD |
2009 | 33.83 bn USD | 33.01% | 232 USD | 20,190 USD |
2010 | 34.15 bn USD | 29.62% | 231 USD | 21,506 USD |
2011 | 39.33 bn USD | 30.57% | 263 USD | 24,311 USD |
2012 | 40.32 bn USD | 30.24% | 267 USD | 23,897 USD |
2013 | 44.85 bn USD | 29.90% | 294 USD | 26,085 USD |
2014 | 50.91 bn USD | 29.45% | 329 USD | 26,871 USD |
2015 | 54.85 bn USD | 28.12% | 348 USD | 22,892 USD |
2016 | 73.80 bn USD | 27.82% | 462 USD | 23,468 USD |
2017 | 83.93 bn USD | 28.57% | 519 USD | 24,441 USD |
2018 | 95.12 bn USD | 29.60% | 581 USD | 26,205 USD |
2019 | 111.20 bn USD | 31.66% | 672 USD | 25,151 USD |
2020 | 127.79 bn USD | 34.18% | 763 USD | 28,902 USD |
2021 | 147.97 bn USD | 35.55% | 874 USD | 31,701 USD |