DHAKA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's external debt has climbed to 113.44 billion U.S. dollars at the end of 2025, according to the World Bank.
The figures appeared in the Washington-based lender's International Debt Report 2026, released recently at its headquarters, showing that the South Asian country's external liabilities have nearly tripled over the past decade, climbing from 38.77 billion dollars in 2015.
The lender estimates Bangladesh's population at 175.7 million in 2025, putting per capita external debt at 646 dollars.
The report reveals that external debt of developing countries jumped 5.5 percent to a record 9.4 trillion dollars in 2025, the fastest pace since 2021 and about four times the 2022-24 average. ■
