Who finances the state from outside it
Development Finance Partners
A large share of Bangladesh's public investment is financed by external partners. This is the donor side of the twin: the bilateral governments, UN agencies, and multilateral banks the Economic Relations Division negotiates with, the modalities they lend or grant through, the sectors their money flows to, and the institutions large enough to publish a hard dollar figure.
By type
By modality
The largest disclosed financiers
The 6 partners that publish a hard figure. Cumulative commitment and active portfolio are different measures, reported by each institution on its own basis and year, and are not directly comparable.
| Partner | Cumulative commitment | Active portfolio | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank (WB) | $45.00B | $14.08B | n/a |
| Asian Development Bank (ADB) | not disclosed | $10.80B | 2025 |
| Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim) | $7.86B | not disclosed | n/a |
| Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) | $3.30B | not disclosed | n/a |
| OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) | $1.24B | not disclosed | n/a |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | $0.91B | $0.52B | n/a |
Where the money goes
Most common focus sectors across the partner roster, counted by the number of partners naming each.
The full partner roster
Method and sources
Source: the BDPolicyLab Donor Watch tracker, 32 development partners compiled from each institution's official country pages and portfolio dashboards and the Economic Relations Division partner framework, each record carrying its own source list (119 sources in total). 25 are registered ERD partners. Dollar figures are shown only for the 6 institutions that publish one; each is recorded on that institution's own basis (cumulative commitments since inception, or active portfolio at a stated year) and scope, which differ, so the column totals are not summed and the figures are not directly comparable. Where an institution's communications cite a larger all-in figure on a different scope, the narrower verifiable number is used and the divergence is noted at the record level. For every partner, see Donor Watch.