Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 41.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Bangladesh, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Bangladesh stood at 41.5%.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Bangladesh peaked at 57.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2017.
Bangladesh ranks 95th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 43.8% | — |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +32.1% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | +6.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 41.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 80% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 41.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 49.5%, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.0% | 34.0% | 57.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 39.0% | 52.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 92 Uzbekistan 42.6% compare
- 93 Slovakia 42.0% compare
- 94 United Arab Emirates 41.7% compare
- 96 Albania 41.2% compare
- 97 Philippines 41.2% compare
- 98 Czechia 40.8% compare
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 51 (2025)
- Infant deaths 84,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Bangladesh?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Bangladesh was 41.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Bangladesh ranks 95th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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