GNI growth in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: GNI growth was 4.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI growth in Bangladesh, 1974–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gni growth in Bangladesh stood at 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni growth in Bangladesh peaked at 8.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 1975.
That places Bangladesh 63rd out of 163 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
GNI growth in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2.1% | — |
| 1975 | -3.5% | -266.5% |
| 1976 | -1.4% | -59.7% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | -498.1% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -79.2% |
| 1981 | 6.8% | +493.6% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -79.8% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +388.1% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -51.5% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | +45.6% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -47.7% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +91.3% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +17.3% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -31.1% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +32.7% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -25.3% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +73.3% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -49.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +30.2% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +47.3% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +132.7% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -21.3% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | -3.5% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 1.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 60 Palestine, State of 5.0% compare
- 61 Kosovo 4.8% compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 4.6% compare
- 64 Republic of Moldova 4.6% compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.3% compare
- 66 Tonga 4.2% 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 gni growth in Bangladesh?
- Gni growth in Bangladesh was 4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gni growth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gni growth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gni growth?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni growth rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GNI growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.