Bangladesh

Country in Asia

In brief

Price level, USA = 100: 25 (2025). World rank 186 of 198; in Asia, 39 of 45. Exports, share of GDP: 11.1% (2025). World rank 173 of 184; in Asia, 40 of 44. Imports, share of GDP: 16.8% (2025). World rank 175 of 184; in Asia, 43 of 44. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $195.1B → $456.3B, GDP per person $1,224 → $2,597, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $4,212 → $10,154. Better than all its neighbours (Myanmar and India): gross national income per person and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $456.3B 2025
GDP per person: $2,597 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $10,154 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $2,840 2025
Inflation: +8.8% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 25 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 11.4% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 34% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 52.1% 2025
Unemployment: 3.8% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 9.4% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 38.7% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 11.1% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 16.8% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: 0% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +0.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 7.4% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 7.6% 2021
Currency: Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 30.9 2022
Living on under $3 a day: 5.9% 2022