Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Bangladesh
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 6.2% against 3.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 4.5% | 2.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Bangladesh or Upper middle income?
- Bangladesh, at 6.2% against 3.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 2.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Upper middle income rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.