Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.1953 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Bangladesh, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Bangladesh is 0.1953 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 260.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1953 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +66.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1980 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1032 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1164 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1331 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1729 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1953 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.1953 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 10.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.1953 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1319 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +66.8% | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +64.2% | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +52.0% | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0318 units per square kilometre | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | 0.1953 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 28 Armenia 0.2307 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 0.2303 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Burundi 0.2158 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Jamaica 0.1949 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Myanmar 0.1786 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Nigeria 0.1599 units per square kilometre 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 domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Bangladesh?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Bangladesh was 0.1953 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1953 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.