Bangladesh vs Viet Nam: External debt stocks, total

Bangladesh
104.49 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Viet Nam
132.91 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
19th
Viet Nam rank
16th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Viet Nam
050.0B100.0B150.0B197219982024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 132.91 billion DOD, current US$ against 104.49 billion DOD, current US$ in Bangladesh, a difference of 28.42 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 7.24 billion DOD, current US$ 2.44 billion DOD, current US$ 4.81 billion DOD, current US$ Bangladesh
1990s 14.55 billion DOD, current US$ 23.96 billion DOD, current US$ 9.41 billion DOD, current US$ Viet Nam
2000s 19.43 billion DOD, current US$ 19.18 billion DOD, current US$ 254.03 million DOD, current US$ Bangladesh
2010s 40.15 billion DOD, current US$ 81.99 billion DOD, current US$ 41.84 billion DOD, current US$ Viet Nam
2020s 93.57 billion DOD, current US$ 138.14 billion DOD, current US$ 44.57 billion DOD, current US$ Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Bangladesh or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 132.91 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 Viet Nam?
28.42 billion DOD, current US$, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Viet Nam rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Bangladesh ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.