Gross capital formation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gross capital formation was 28.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 28.5% for gross capital formation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Bangladesh peaked at 32.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1972.
Bangladesh ranks 47th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.9% | — |
| 1961 | 7.7% | +12.1% |
| 1962 | 12.0% | +55.1% |
| 1963 | 9.9% | -17.8% |
| 1964 | 12.0% | +21.5% |
| 1965 | 11.5% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | -21.4% |
| 1967 | 10.7% | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 14.2% | +32.2% |
| 1969 | 12.5% | -11.6% |
| 1970 | 11.3% | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 8.2% | -27.5% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | -42.9% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | +85.5% |
| 1974 | 7.4% | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 9.9% | +61.2% |
| 1977 | 11.5% | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | +28.9% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 15.8% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 28.5% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 6.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 4.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 14.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 16.5% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 26.2% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 28.5% | 32.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 44 Korea 29.1% compare
- 45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.0% compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.7% compare
- 48 Bahrain 28.4% compare
- 49 Faroe Islands 28.2% compare
- 50 Somalia 28.1% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Bangladesh?
- Gross capital formation in Bangladesh was 28.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gross capital formation?
- Bangladesh ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.