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Bangladesh taking on debt to build infrastructure
42 40 38 36 34 32 30
Total debt to GDP (in %)
Source: Finance ministry
FY 2020-21
FY 2005-06
Others
3%
China
7%
India
2%
Russia
7%
At current level, Bangladesh’s total debt is sustainable -- even if the current growth and financing conditions change in unfavourable ways.
Zahid Hussain
former lead economist of World Bank
S Korea
1%
Bangladesh’s foreign debt composition
19%
Japan
ADB
23%
IDB
1%
AIIB
1%
36%
IDA (WB)