Gross fixed capital formation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gross fixed capital formation was 28.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation in Bangladesh, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 28.5% for gross fixed capital formation in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Bangladesh peaked at 32.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1980.
That places Bangladesh 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.4% | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,510 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,768 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 128.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 334,514 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Bangladesh?
- Gross fixed 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 fixed capital formation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1980.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed 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 fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. 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.