Bangladesh vs India: External debt stocks
External debt stocks over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 22.3% against 18.6% in India, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 106th and India ranks 108th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 13.0% | 2.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 16.5% | 13.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 27.1% | 9.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 18.8% | 8.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 20.6% | 2.1% | India |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.2% | 1.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 22.3% against 18.6% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks between Bangladesh and India?
- 3.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for external debt stocks?
- Bangladesh ranks 106th and India ranks 108th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. 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.