Bangladesh vs Nepal: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bangladesh
0.2321 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nepal
0.2345 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
103rd
Nepal rank
102nd

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.2345 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2321 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Nepal ranks 102nd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0416 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0976 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bangladesh
1980s 0.3096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0817 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bangladesh
1990s 0.3785 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5265 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nepal
2000s 0.2804 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nepal
2010s 0.1965 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0145 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bangladesh
2020s 0.2182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bangladesh or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.2345 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2321 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bangladesh and Nepal?
0.0024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Nepal ranks 102nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.