Bangladesh's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) was US$139.92 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 84.76% from US$917.86 million in 2014 (17.15% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$139.92 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$317.86 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$917.86 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.99 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$317.86 million | 2019 |
| Average since 2015 | US$620.35 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$116.32 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bangladesh's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) fell US$1.12 billion on 2023 (from US$1.26 billion to US$139.92 million).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2023), the average change was +US$71.52 million and a typical year strayed about US$995.77 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1.54 billion in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2.16 billion in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Bangladesh had the 28th highest value of the 79 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | US$139.92 million | 2024 |
| South Asia | US$35.87 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$27 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2024 ranking
- Rwanda — 25th of 79: US$205.31 million
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 26th of 79: US$199.7 million
- Fiji — 27th of 79: US$166.34 million
- Uganda — 29th of 79: US$101.54 million
- Kosovo — 30th of 79: US$99.68 million
- Burkina Faso — 31st of 79: US$68.23 million
What this measures
Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 18 values
| Year | Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 139,918,000 |
| 2023 | 1,260,591,000 |
| 2022 | 277,529,000 |
| 2021 | 1,989,789,000 |
| 2020 | 724,451,000 |
| 2019 | -317,864,000 |
| 2018 | 1,842,420,000 |
| 2017 | 302,464,000 |
| 2016 | -253,068,000 |
| 2015 | 237,298,000 |
Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Bangladesh
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$244.52 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.31 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,392 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$356.03 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 43.03 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$265.37 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 25.51 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 78.02% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bangladesh's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$)?
- US$139.92 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is up 20.29% from US$116.32 million in 2007 (1.09% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.99 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$317.86 million in 2019.
- How does Bangladesh rank?
- 28th highest of 79 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) unusual for Bangladesh?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.DPNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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