Bangladesh’s Total External Debt Hits $114.98 Billion at End-June, Rising by $4.19 Billion in Three Months

❐ Staff Reporter

Bangladesh’s total external debt has increased to $114.98 billion, or $114.98 billion. In the last quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year—April to June—the amount of debt increased by 3.65 percent compared to the previous quarter, i.e. January to March.

According to Bangladesh Bank’s calculations, the public sector’s external debt was $95.10 billion at the end of June, compared to $90.91 billion at the end of the January-March quarter.

Accordingly, the public sector’s foreign debt increased by $419 million in three months.

At the same time, however, the amount of external debt of the private sector has decreased. At the end of March, the debt of this sector was $20.02 billion. At the end of June, it fell to $19.88 billion, which is equal to $19.88 billion.

Private sector debt has decreased by $140 million in three months.

According to the central bank, at the end of June, 87.52 percent of the country’s total external debt was long-term. The amount of long-term debt stood at $100.64 billion. On the other hand, short-term external debt was $14.35 billion.

By type of lender, loans from multilateral development agencies stood at $48.96 billion at the end of June. Bilateral loans stood at $32.54 billion.

In addition, commercial loans were $10.60 billion and loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were about $5.97 billion.

According to Bangladesh Bank data, short-term loans, buyer’s credit, and trade credit of the private sector have decreased. This is why the total external debt of this sector has decreased. On the other hand, public sector debt has increased significantly in the quarter under review.