Industry (including construction), value added in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Industry (including construction), value added was 34.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Bangladesh stood at 34.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Bangladesh peaked at 34.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1972.
Bangladesh ranks 38th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.0% | — |
| 1961 | 6.8% | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 8.0% | +17.2% |
| 1963 | 7.8% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 10.4% | +33.5% |
| 1965 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 10.3% | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 8.1% | -21.4% |
| 1968 | 9.3% | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 7.7% | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 6.1% | -21.1% |
| 1973 | 12.1% | +99.7% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | +24.4% |
| 1977 | 16.7% | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 14.3% | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 15.7% | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 20.1% | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 20.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 21.4% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 20.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 19.6% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 21.1% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 21.7% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 6.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 6.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 19.6% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 20.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 22.3% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 25.0% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 32.9% | 34.6% | 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 industry (including construction), value added in Bangladesh?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Bangladesh was 34.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Bangladesh ranks 38th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.