Bangladesh — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Bangladesh, 1987–2025.
Inflation for Bangladesh was 8.77% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 39 years, from 1987 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.40% in 2011. The lowest was 2.01% in 2001 (about 4.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.31% per year.
Bangladesh ranks 26 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 14%. The median for South Asia is 3.56%, so Bangladesh sits above it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 23% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 42%. Within South Asia it ranks 1 of 6 economies; Maldives (4.01%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 123% in 1997. That is 26% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 44th of 128 in 1987 → 82nd of 131 in 1990 → 112th of 163 in 2000 → 24th of 186 in 2010 → 30th of 178 in 2020 → 20th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1987 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.77% | -1.7 pp |
| 2024 | 10.47% | +0.6 pp |
| 2023 | 9.88% | +2.2 pp |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +2.2 pp |
| 2021 | 5.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 5.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 5.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 5.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 5.51% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 6.19% | -0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 6.99% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 7.53% | +1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 6.22% | -5.2 pp |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +3.3 pp |
| 2010 | 8.13% | +2.7 pp |
| 2009 | 5.42% | -3.5 pp |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 9.11% | +2.3 pp |
| 2006 | 6.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 7.05% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 7.59% | +1.9 pp |
| 2003 | 5.67% | +2.3 pp |
| 2002 | 3.33% | +1.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2.21% | -3.9 pp |
| 1999 | 6.11% | -2.3 pp |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +3.1 pp |
| 1997 | 5.31% | +2.9 pp |
| 1996 | 2.38% | -7.9 pp |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +5.0 pp |
| 1994 | 5.31% | +2.3 pp |
| 1993 | 3.01% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 3.63% | -2.7 pp |
| 1991 | 6.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 6.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 6.05% | -1.4 pp |
| 1988 | 7.41% | -2.5 pp |
| 1987 | 9.87% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bangladesh’s Inflation in 1988?
7.41% (1988). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1987 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -11.2% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 8.77%; 2024: 10.47%; 2023: 9.88%; 2022: 7.7%; 2021: 5.55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.