Bangladesh's interest payments (current LCU) was 706.17 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 353.03% from 155.88 billion in 2011 (16.31% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 706.17 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 330.58 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 155.88 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | 706.17 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | 41.46 billion | 2001 |
| Average since 2012 | 392.65 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 41.46 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Bangladesh's interest payments (current LCU) rose 21.1% on 2020 (from 583.1 billion to 706.17 billion).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2020), the average change was +15.3% and a typical year strayed about 9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 31.2% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.2% in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 50.74 billion a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Bangladesh had the 1st highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 21 values
| Year | Interest payments (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 706,173,496,488 |
| 2020 | 583,100,000,000 |
| 2019 | 500,903,390,000 |
| 2018 | 418,126,000,000 |
| 2017 | 353,261,200,000 |
| 2016 | 330,580,000,000 |
| 2015 | 309,742,900,000 |
| 2014 | 280,034,000,000 |
| 2013 | 241,641,100,000 |
| 2012 | 202,938,400,000 |
Interest payments (current LCU) in nearby economies
More public sector data for Bangladesh
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 32 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 3.83 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 466.17 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.81% (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 7.12% (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 227,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.32% (2020)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) — 516.32 billion (2021)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) — 1.46% (2021)
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Questions people ask
- What is Bangladesh's interest payments (current LCU)?
- 706.17 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 1,603% from 41.46 billion in 2001 (15.23% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 706.17 billion in 2021 and the lowest 41.46 billion in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank?
- 1st highest of 10 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in interest payments (current LCU) unusual for Bangladesh?
- In 2021, Bangladesh's interest payments (current LCU) rose 21.1% on 2020 (from 583.1 billion to 706.17 billion). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2020), the average change was +15.3% and a typical year strayed about 9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.INTP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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