Bangladesh — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Bangladesh, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Bangladesh was 3.49% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 10.95% in 1964. The lowest was -13.97% in 1972 (about -4.0× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.86% per year.
Bangladesh ranks 97 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for South Asia is 6.31%, so Bangladesh sits below it. It peaked in 1964 and has fallen 68% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 47%. Within South Asia it ranks 6 of 6 economies; Nepal (4.43%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2502% in 1964. That is 42% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 35th of 107 in 1961 → 60th of 119 in 1970 → 101st of 152 in 1980 → 46th of 176 in 1990 → 67th of 199 in 2000 → 75th of 209 in 2010 → 13th of 209 in 2020 → 87th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.49% | -0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 4.22% | -1.6 pp |
| 2023 | 5.78% | -1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 6.94% | +3.5 pp |
| 2020 | 3.45% | -4.4 pp |
| 2019 | 7.88% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 7.32% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 6.59% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 7.11% | +0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 6.55% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 6.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 6.01% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 6.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 6.46% | +0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 5.57% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 5.05% | -1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 6.01% | -1.0 pp |
| 2007 | 7.06% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 6.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 6.54% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 5.24% | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 4.74% | +0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 3.83% | -1.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 5.29% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 4.67% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 5.18% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 4.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 4.52% | -0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 5.12% | +1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 3.89% | -0.8 pp |
| 1993 | 4.71% | -0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 5.44% | +2.0 pp |
| 1991 | 3.49% | -2.1 pp |
| 1990 | 5.62% | +2.8 pp |
| 1989 | 2.84% | +0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 2.42% | -1.4 pp |
| 1987 | 3.77% | -0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 4.17% | +0.8 pp |
| 1985 | 3.34% | -1.5 pp |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 1983 | 3.88% | +1.7 pp |
| 1982 | 2.13% | -5.1 pp |
| 1981 | 7.23% | +6.4 pp |
| 1980 | 0.82% | -4.0 pp |
| 1979 | 4.8% | -2.3 pp |
| 1978 | 7.07% | +4.4 pp |
| 1977 | 2.67% | -3.0 pp |
| 1976 | 5.66% | +9.7 pp |
| 1975 | -4.09% | -13.7 pp |
| 1974 | 9.59% | +6.3 pp |
| 1973 | 3.33% | +17.3 pp |
| 1972 | -13.97% | -8.5 pp |
| 1971 | -5.48% | -11.1 pp |
| 1970 | 5.62% | +4.4 pp |
| 1969 | 1.22% | -8.3 pp |
| 1968 | 9.49% | +11.4 pp |
| 1967 | -1.88% | -4.4 pp |
| 1966 | 2.57% | +1.0 pp |
| 1965 | 1.61% | -9.3 pp |
| 1964 | 10.95% | +11.4 pp |
| 1963 | -0.46% | -5.9 pp |
| 1962 | 5.45% | -0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 6.06% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bangladesh’s GDP growth in 1962?
5.45% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bangladesh’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -42.4% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.49%; 2024: 4.22%; 2023: 5.78%; 2022: 7.1%; 2021: 6.94%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.