Bangladesh vs India: GDP per capita
Bangladesh
7,935 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
India
8,948 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
135th
India rank
132nd
GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 8,948 international-$ in 2021 prices against 7,935 international-$ in 2021 prices in Bangladesh, a difference of 1,013 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 135th and India ranks 132nd of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,525 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,244 international-$ in 2021 prices | 280.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 1,588 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,427 international-$ in 2021 prices | 161.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1,345 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,657 international-$ in 2021 prices | 312.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | India |
| 1980s | 1,362 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,401 international-$ in 2021 prices | 39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices | India |
| 1990s | 1,629 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,876 international-$ in 2021 prices | 247.94 international-$ in 2021 prices | India |
| 2000s | 1,907 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,234 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,327 international-$ in 2021 prices | India |
| 2010s | 4,601 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,173 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,572 international-$ in 2021 prices | India |
| 2020s | 7,464 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8,259 international-$ in 2021 prices | 794.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 8,948 international-$ in 2021 prices against 7,935 international-$ in 2021 prices in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Bangladesh and India?
- 1,013 international-$ in 2021 prices, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 135th and India ranks 132nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.