Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 72.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bangladesh stood at 72.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bangladesh peaked at 88.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2016.
Bangladesh ranks 54th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.2% | — |
| 1961 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 81.8% | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 84.9% | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 83.8% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 83.6% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 88.9% | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 81.5% | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 80.6% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 81.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 76.2% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 72.2% | +3.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 72.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 72.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 62.1%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 81.8% | 86.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 82.3% | 80.6% | 88.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 76.2% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 73.1% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 66.9% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 67.0% | 72.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 51 Colombia 73.2% compare
- 52 Madagascar 72.8% compare
- 53 Samoa 72.8% compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 71.9% compare
- 56 Mali 71.5% compare
- 57 American Samoa 71.3% 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bangladesh?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Bangladesh was 72.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Bangladesh ranks 54th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.