South Asia · Lower middle income
Bangladesh: the economy in numbers
Per person: $2,597, or $10,154 at purchasing power parity. Population: 176 million (2025).
$456B+3.6%real GDP growth, 2026
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #37 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2027: +3.2%.
GDP per capita
$2,597
2025 · #163 of 204
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,154
2025 · #139 of 197
Inflation
8.7%
2026 · IMF forecast 2027: 10.9%
Government debt
40.5%
2026 · % of GDP, general government
Population
176M
2025 · #8 of 217
Unemployment
3.8%
2025 · ILO estimate
Stock market capitalization
5.7%
2025 · % of GDP · $26.2B
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2024
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $46.6 billion in 1960, $456 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $899 per person in 1960, $2,597 in 2025.
GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)
Real GDP growth
Average over 2017–2026: 5.6% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 5 of 66.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 5.29 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 14.9% in 1981.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 2003: 42.0% of GDP in 2025. IMF forecast for 2031: 49.4%.
General government (IMF)Central government only (World Bank)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2025 listed domestic companies were worth $26.2 billion, or 5.7% of GDP.
Population
1960: 51.8 million · 2025: 176 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 2.2% · 2025: 3.8%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 44.0 years · 2024: 74.9 years.
Exports of goods and services
1960: 10.0% · 2025: 11.1%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 3.0%f | 5.5%f | 49.4%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 2.9%f | 6.8%f | 47.6%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 2.8%f | 7.6%f | 45.5%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 2.2%f | 10.1%f | 42.8%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 3.2%f | 10.9%f | 40.4%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | 3.6% | 8.7% | 40.5% | ||||||||
| 2025 | $456B | $2,597 | $10,154 | 3.5% | 8.8% | 42.0% | 176M | 3.8% | 5.7% | 11.1% | |
| 2024 | $450B | $2,593 | $9,661 | 4.2% | 10.5% | 41.0% | 174M | 3.6% | 19.5% | 74.9 | 10.5% |
| 2023 | $437B | $2,551 | $9,155 | 5.8% | 9.9% | 39.7% | 171M | 3.4% | 25.5% | 74.7 | 13.2% |
| 2022 | $460B | $2,716 | $8,449 | 7.1% | 7.7% | 37.9% | 169M | 4.6% | 25.0% | 74.3 | 12.9% |
| 2021 | $416B | $2,483 | $7,441 | 6.9% | 5.5% | 35.6% | 168M | 5.5% | 26.2% | 71.1 | 10.7% |
| 2020 | $374B | $2,249 | $6,641 | 3.4% | 5.7% | 34.5% | 166M | 5.5% | 24.0% | 71.4 | 10.4% |
| 2019 | $351B | $2,130 | $6,047 | 7.9% | 5.6% | 32.0% | 165M | 4.5% | 18.3% | 72.6 | 13.1% |
| 2018 | $321B | $1,965 | $5,490 | 7.3% | 5.5% | 29.6% | 164M | 4.4% | 24.1% | 72.1 | 12.7% |
| 2017 | $294B | $1,811 | $4,883 | 6.6% | 5.7% | 28.3% | 162M | 4.4% | 29.3% | 71.6 | 12.8% |
| 2016 | $265B | $1,649 | $4,579 | 7.1% | 5.5% | 27.7% | 161M | 4.3% | 26.6% | 71.1 | 13.9% |
| 2015 | $195B | $1,224 | $4,212 | 6.6% | 6.2% | 28.2% | 159M | 4.4% | 33.6% | 70.5 | 17.3% |
| 2014 | $173B | $1,094 | $3,973 | 6.1% | 7.0% | 28.7% | 158M | 4.4% | 39.6% | 70.0 | 19.0% |
| 2013 | $150B | $958 | $3,691 | 6.0% | 7.5% | 28.3% | 157M | 4.4% | 34.1% | 69.5 | 19.5% |
| 2012 | $133B | $860 | $3,434 | 6.5% | 6.2% | 29.1% | 155M | 4.1% | 69.0 | 20.2% | |
| 2011 | $129B | $837 | $3,051 | 6.5% | 11.4% | 29.4% | 154M | 3.7% | 37.1% | 68.5 | 19.9% |
| 2010 | $115B | $757 | $2,834 | 5.6% | 8.1% | 29.6% | 152M | 3.4% | 36.1% | 68.0 | 16.0% |
| 2009 | $102B | $679 | $2,675 | 5.0% | 5.4% | 33.0% | 151M | 5.0% | 20.4% | 67.5 | 16.9% |
| 2008 | $91.6B | $613 | $2,555 | 6.0% | 8.9% | 33.9% | 149M | 4.5% | 12.8% | 67.0 | 17.7% |
| 2007 | $79.6B | $538 | $2,388 | 7.1% | 9.1% | 35.0% | 148M | 4.0% | 11.0% | 66.5 | 17.0% |
| 2006 | $71.8B | $490 | $2,195 | 6.7% | 6.8% | 35.3% | 146M | 3.6% | 5.4% | 66.0 | 16.4% |
| 2005 | $69.5B | $480 | $2,020 | 6.5% | 7.0% | 35.6% | 145M | 4.2% | 4.7% | 65.5 | 14.4% |
| 2004 | $65.1B | $456 | $1,862 | 5.2% | 7.6% | 36.6% | 143M | 4.3% | 64.9 | 11.1% | |
| 2003 | $60.2B | $427 | $1,746 | 4.7% | 5.7% | 37.0% | 141M | 4.3% | 64.3 | 11.4% | |
| 2002 | $54.7B | $394 | $1,659 | 3.8% | 3.3% | 139M | 4.0% | 27.2% | 63.6 | 12.4% | |
| 2001 | $54B | $395 | $1,598 | 5.1% | 2.0% | 137M | 3.6% | 1.8% | 62.8 | 13.4% | |
| 2000 | $53.4B | $397 | $1,512 | 5.3% | 2.2% | 135M | 3.3% | 4.1% | 62.0 | 12.3% | |
| 1999 | $51.3B | $388 | $1,430 | 4.7% | 6.1% | 132M | 3.1% | 3.0% | 61.2 | 11.8% | |
| 1998 | $50B | $386 | $1,373 | 5.2% | 8.4% | 130M | 2.9% | 4.1% | 60.4 | 11.8% | |
| 1997 | $48.2B | $379 | $1,315 | 4.5% | 5.3% | 127M | 2.7% | 5.7% | 59.7 | 10.5% | |
| 1996 | $46.4B | $372 | $1,261 | 4.5% | 2.4% | 125M | 2.5% | 15.9% | 58.9 | 9.7% | |
| 1995 | $37.9B | $309 | $1,206 | 5.1% | 10.3% | 123M | 2.4% | 5.1% | 58.2 | 10.9% | |
| 1994 | $33.8B | $281 | $1,145 | 3.9% | 5.3% | 120M | 2.4% | 3.0% | 57.6 | 9.0% | |
| 1993 | $33.2B | $281 | $1,099 | 4.7% | 3.0% | 118M | 2.3% | 1.4% | 57.1 | 9.0% | |
| 1992 | $31.7B | $273 | $1,045 | 5.4% | 3.6% | 116M | 2.2% | 56.6 | 7.6% | ||
| 1991 | $31B | $272 | $987 | 3.5% | 6.4% | 114M | 2.2% | 53.8 | 6.7% | ||
| 1990 | $31.6B | $283 | $941 | 5.6% | 6.1% | 112M | 55.8 | 5.9% | |||
| 1989 | $28.8B | $263 | 2.8% | 6.0% | 109M | 55.5 | 5.5% | ||||
| 1988 | $26.6B | $248 | 2.4% | 7.4% | 107M | 55.2 | 5.4% | ||||
| 1987 | $24.3B | $231 | 3.8% | 9.9% | 105M | 54.9 | 5.0% | ||||
| 1986 | $21.8B | $212 | 4.2% | 10.3% | 103M | 54.6 | 5.2% | ||||
| 1985 | $22.3B | $222 | 3.3% | 10.4% | 100M | 53.9 | 5.4% | ||||
| 1984 | $18.9B | $193 | 4.8% | 10.0% | 97.8M | 53.8 | 3.4% | ||||
| 1983 | $17.6B | $185 | 3.9% | 11.1% | 95.3M | 53.4 | 5.6% | ||||
| 1982 | $18.5B | $200 | 2.1% | 13.7% | 92.8M | 53.0 | 5.1% | ||||
| 1981 | $20.2B | $224 | 7.2% | 14.9% | 90.3M | 52.6 | 5.1% | ||||
| 1980 | $18.1B | $206 | 0.8% | 7.7% | 88M | 52.3 | 5.5% | ||||
| 1979 | $15.6B | $181 | 4.8% | 85.9M | 52.0 | 6.1% | |||||
| 1978 | $13.3B | $158 | 7.1% | 83.9M | 51.6 | 5.6% | |||||
| 1977 | $9.65B | $118 | 2.7% | 81.9M | 51.3 | 7.0% | |||||
| 1976 | $10.1B | $127 | 5.7% | 79.9M | 51.0 | 4.7% | |||||
| 1975 | $19.4B | $250 | −4.1% | 77.9M | 50.6 | 2.9% | |||||
| 1974 | $12.5B | $165 | 9.6% | 75.8M | 49.6 | 3.7% | |||||
| 1973 | $8.09B | $110 | 3.3% | 73.7M | 49.9 | 6.5% | |||||
| 1972 | $6.29B | $88 | −14.0% | 71.6M | 49.6 | 5.7% | |||||
| 1971 | $8.75B | $125 | −5.5% | 70.3M | 26.5 | 6.3% | |||||
| 1970 | $8.99B | $130 | 5.6% | 69.1M | 42.7 | 8.3% | |||||
| 1969 | $8.47B | $126 | 1.2% | 67.3M | 48.7 | 8.1% | |||||
| 1968 | $7.48B | $114 | 9.5% | 65.4M | 48.4 | 8.3% | |||||
| 1967 | $7.25B | $114 | −1.9% | 63.5M | 48.1 | 9.3% | |||||
| 1966 | $6.44B | $104 | 2.6% | 61.7M | 47.6 | 10.3% | |||||
| 1965 | $5.91B | $99 | 1.6% | 59.9M | 46.0 | 9.7% | |||||
| 1964 | $5.39B | $93 | 11.0% | 58.2M | 46.8 | 10.0% | |||||
| 1963 | $5.32B | $94 | −0.5% | 56.5M | 45.7 | 10.0% | |||||
| 1962 | $5.08B | $93 | 5.5% | 54.9M | 45.8 | 10.7% | |||||
| 1961 | $4.82B | $90 | 6.1% | 53.3M | 44.9 | 10.8% | |||||
| 1960 | $4.27B | $82 | 51.8M | 44.0 | 10.0% |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Real growth: IMF data for 2026, World Bank for the other years. Inflation: IMF data for 1980–1986, 2026, World Bank for the other years.
Nearby economies in South Asia
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Rankings
GDP by country · GDP per capita · Real GDP growth · Inflation by country · Government debt to GDP · Stock market to GDP · Population by country · Unemployment by country
Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
- Fiscal year: the IMF reports this economy by fiscal year (latest actual: FY2025/26), so IMF numbers can differ from calendar-year World Bank figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)