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Bangladesh

South Asia · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 1.7%
Current prices2025
458USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 0.6%
Current prices2025
2,636USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.7 pp
Annual change2025
3.5%
Inflation▲ 0.3 pp
Average consumer prices2025
10.0%
Government debt▲ 1.1 pp
General government, gross2025
42.0% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.5 pp
Balance2025
0.0% of GDP
Population▲ 1.0%
Total2025
173.74million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.07.91995: 4.9%1996: 4.6%1997: 4.5%1998: 5.2%1999: 4.7%2000: 5.3%2001: 5.1%2002: 3.8%2003: 4.7%2004: 5.2%2005: 6.5%2006: 6.7%2007: 7.1%2008: 6.0%2009: 5.0%2010: 5.6%2011: 6.5%2012: 6.5%2013: 6.0%2014: 6.1%2015: 6.6%2016: 7.1%2017: 6.6%2018: 7.3%2019: 7.9%2020: 3.4%2021: 6.9%2022: 7.1%2023: 5.8%2024: 4.2%2025: 3.5%2026: 4.7% (IMF projection)2027: 4.3% (IMF projection)2028: 4.5% (IMF projection)2029: 5.7% (IMF projection)2030: 5.8% (IMF projection)2031: 6.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.010.01995: 8.9%1996: 6.8%1997: 2.7%1998: 6.7%1999: 8.9%2000: 3.6%2001: 1.8%2002: 2.4%2003: 3.9%2004: 8.1%2005: 6.5%2006: 7.2%2007: 7.2%2008: 9.9%2009: 6.7%2010: 7.3%2011: 8.8%2012: 8.9%2013: 6.8%2014: 7.3%2015: 6.4%2016: 5.9%2017: 5.4%2018: 5.8%2019: 5.5%2020: 5.6%2021: 5.6%2022: 6.1%2023: 9.0%2024: 9.7%2025: 10.0%2026: 9.2% (IMF projection)2027: 6.0% (IMF projection)2028: 5.0% (IMF projection)2029: 5.3% (IMF projection)2030: 5.5% (IMF projection)2031: 5.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.97.15.84.23.54.74.34.55.75.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %5.66.19.09.710.09.26.05.05.35.5
GDP, current prices USD bn416460452450458511540574622677
GDP per capita, current prices USD2,4982,7312,6522,6192,6362,9113,0483,2143,4513,725
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD7,4868,4939,2199,74710,27110,95511,56412,17712,98713,869
General government gross debt % of GDP35.637.939.741.042.041.843.245.346.647.9
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-3.6-4.5-4.4-3.7-2.9-4.3-4.7-5.5-5.6-5.7
Current account balance % of GDP-1.1-4.0-2.6-1.40.0-0.6-1.2-1.4-1.9-2.1
Population million166.66168.52170.28172.02173.74175.42177.07178.68180.24181.77

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.048.82003: 37%2004: 37%2005: 36%2006: 35%2007: 35%2008: 34%2009: 33%2010: 30%2011: 29%2012: 29%2013: 28%2014: 29%2015: 28%2016: 28%2017: 28%2018: 30%2019: 32%2020: 35%2021: 36%2022: 38%2023: 40%2024: 41%2025: 42%2026: 42% (IMF projection)2027: 43% (IMF projection)2028: 45% (IMF projection)2029: 47% (IMF projection)2030: 48% (IMF projection)2031: 49% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-4.00.02.32000: -0.5%2001: -1.6%2002: 0.2%2003: 0.2%2004: 0.2%2005: -0.7%2006: 0.7%2007: 1.0%2008: 0.3%2009: 1.7%2010: 2.3%2011: -1.4%2012: -0.3%2013: 1.3%2014: 0.7%2015: 1.2%2016: 1.6%2017: -0.5%2018: -3.0%2019: -1.3%2020: -1.5%2021: -1.1%2022: -4.0%2023: -2.6%2024: -1.4%2025: 0.0%2026: -0.6% (IMF projection)2027: -1.2% (IMF projection)2028: -1.4% (IMF projection)2029: -1.9% (IMF projection)2030: -2.1% (IMF projection)2031: -2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199527.323.615.945.1
200518.623.314.752.9
201514.826.816.853.7
202511.434.022.452.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method2,840USD2025+136.7%
GNI, Atlas method499USD bn2025+161.0%
Exports of goods and services11.1% of GDP2025-6.2 pp
Imports of goods and services16.8% of GDP2025-7.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth74.9years2024+7.0%
Urban population33.2% of total2025+3.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)