Annual GDP growth in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Annual GDP growth was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.2%
Change on year
down 26.9%
World rank
55th
of 196 countries
All-time high
7.9%
in 2019
All-time low
3.4%
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Annual GDP growth in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, annual gdp growth in Bangladesh stood at 4.2%.
The figure is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual gdp growth in Bangladesh peaked at 7.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 55th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Annual GDP growth in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -56.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +101.2% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 52 Costa Rica 4.3% compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 4.3% compare
- 54 Paraguay 4.2% compare
- 56 Madagascar 4.2% compare
- 57 Chad 4.2% compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 4.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 98,894 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 6.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,535 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 117.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 306,336 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual gdp growth in Bangladesh?
- Annual gdp growth in Bangladesh was 4.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual gdp growth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual gdp growth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for annual gdp growth?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual gdp growth rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual GDP growth (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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