Bangladesh vs Pakistan: External debt stocks, total

Bangladesh
104.49 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Pakistan
129.72 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
19th
Pakistan rank
17th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 129.72 billion DOD, current US$ against 104.49 billion DOD, current US$ in Bangladesh, a difference of 25.23 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 121 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.71 billion DOD, current US$ 6.39 billion DOD, current US$ 4.68 billion DOD, current US$ Pakistan
1980s 6.90 billion DOD, current US$ 13.71 billion DOD, current US$ 6.81 billion DOD, current US$ Pakistan
1990s 14.55 billion DOD, current US$ 27.75 billion DOD, current US$ 13.21 billion DOD, current US$ Pakistan
2000s 19.43 billion DOD, current US$ 39.54 billion DOD, current US$ 20.10 billion DOD, current US$ Pakistan
2010s 40.15 billion DOD, current US$ 76.39 billion DOD, current US$ 36.24 billion DOD, current US$ Pakistan
2020s 93.57 billion DOD, current US$ 127.41 billion DOD, current US$ 33.84 billion DOD, current US$ Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 129.72 billion DOD, current US$ against 104.49 billion DOD, current US$ in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
25.23 billion DOD, current US$, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Bangladesh ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.