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Bangladesh Government debt

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31

Latest · 202542.03%
Previous · 202440.97%
Highest · 202542.03%
Lowest · 201627.72%

Bangladesh's government debt stands at 42.03% as of 2025-12-31, up from 40.97% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2003 to 2025 (23 observations).

Recent trend

In 2025, Bangladesh's government debt was 42.03%, up from 40.97% in 2024.

In 2024, Bangladesh's government debt was 40.97%, up from 39.73% in 2023.

In 2023, Bangladesh's government debt was 39.73%, up from 37.86% in 2022.

In 2022, Bangladesh's government debt was 37.86%, up from 35.61% in 2021.

In 2021, Bangladesh's government debt was 35.61%, up from 34.51% in 2020.

Bangladesh Government debt — historical data

YearValueChange
202542.03%+1.06%
202440.97%+1.25%
202339.73%+1.86%
202237.86%+2.25%
202135.61%+1.11%
202034.51%+2.56%
201931.95%+2.4%
201829.55%+1.25%
201728.31%+0.5862%
201627.72%-0.486%
201528.21%-0.4768%
201428.68%+0.3387%
201328.34%-0.734%
201229.08%-0.315%
201129.39%-0.2296%
201029.62%-3.39%
200933.01%-0.8603%
200833.87%-1.12%
200734.99%-0.3432%
200635.33%-0.2262%
200535.56%-1.03%
200436.58%-0.4588%
200337.04%—

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).

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Frequently asked questions

What is Bangladesh's government debt?

Bangladesh's government debt is 42.03% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 40.97% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).

What was the highest government debt in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value is 42.03% (2025); the lowest is 27.72% (2016), across data from 2003 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.