Bangladesh vs India: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Bangladesh
7,935 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
India
8,948 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
132nd
India rank
129th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196019912023

How they compare

India currently reports 8,948 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 7,935 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 1,013 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 132nd and India ranks 129th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1960s 1,650 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,425 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 225.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Bangladesh
1970s 1,345 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,657 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 312.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per person India
1980s 1,362 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,401 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per person India
1990s 1,629 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,876 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 247.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per person India
2000s 1,907 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,234 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,327 international-$ in 2021 prices per person India
2010s 4,601 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,173 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,572 international-$ in 2021 prices per person India
2020s 7,464 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,259 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 794.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Bangladesh or India?
India, at 8,948 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 7,935 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Bangladesh and India?
1,013 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 132nd and India ranks 129th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.