Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
51st
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.3811 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2006
All-time low
0.0629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1972
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3811 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
That places Bangladesh 51st 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 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1587 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.5% |
| 1963 | 0.116 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1436 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1464 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1403 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1493 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1307 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.102 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0962 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0771 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +127.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.203 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2233 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2651 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2983 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2683 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2866 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.266 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2577 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2796 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2926 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2889 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3058 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3357 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3484 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3484 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3584 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3811 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3374 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3256 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3197 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2889 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2265 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2321 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2337 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2436 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +127.3% | 0.0771 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1974 | +59.8% | 0.0962 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1962 | +53.5% | 0.1034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1587 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1973 | +52.8% | 0.0629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0962 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | -49.9% | 0.1537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0771 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1443 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.265 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.203 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2983 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3058 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3499 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3811 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2816 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2265 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2247 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 48 Tonga 0.2326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Uganda 0.2293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 El Salvador 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Switzerland 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Sri Lanka 0.2244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Saudi Arabia 0.2241 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.8666 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 13.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.95 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 23.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh?
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh was 0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3811 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 51st out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.