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🇧🇩Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s $458B economy grew 3.5% in 2025; the IMF projects 3.6% for 2026. Inflation is 10.0% (2025 avg.).
$458B
GDP in 2025, current US dollars · #37 of 56 tracked economies
3.5%
Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects 3.6% for 2026
10.0%
Consumer-price inflation, 2025 average
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Policy rate not covered by BIS data
Unemployment · 2025
—
vs 2024Not reported in the WEO
Government debt
42.0%
1 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
0.0%
Surplus · % of GDP
Population
174M
GDP per capita $2.6K
Scorecard
Bangladesh among 56 tracked economies
Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.
- GDP$458B#37/56
- Growth3.5%#22/56
- Per capita$2.6K#52/56
- Inflation10.0%#7/56
- Jobless——
- Debt/GDP42.0%#41/56
- Budget-3.1%#29/56
- Curr. acct0.0%#31/56
- Policy rate——
- Population174M#8/56
Peers
Growth across Asia
Real GDP growth, 2025
- 1🇹🇼Taiwan8.8%
- 2🇻🇳Vietnam8.0%
- 3🇮🇳India7.8%
- 4🇦🇪United Arab Emirates6.2%
- 5🇲🇾Malaysia5.2%
- 6🇮🇩Indonesia5.1%
- 7🇨🇳China5.0%
- 8🇸🇬Singapore5.0%
- 9🇸🇦Saudi Arabia4.6%
- 10🇵🇭Philippines4.4%
- 11🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR3.6%
- 12🇮🇱Israel3.5%
- 13🇧🇩Bangladesh3.5%
- 14🇵🇰Pakistan3.2%
- 15🇹🇭Thailand2.4%
- 16🇯🇵Japan1.2%
- 17🇰🇷South Korea1.1%
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) · BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) · World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)
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