Manufacturing, value added in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Manufacturing, value added was 5.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Bangladesh, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Bangladesh is 5.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 84.6% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Bangladesh peaked at 65.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -45.5%, in 1972.
That places Bangladesh 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.2% | — |
| 1962 | 7.0% | -14.9% |
| 1963 | 5.5% | -21.9% |
| 1964 | 4.9% | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 4.3% | -13.4% |
| 1966 | 6.1% | +41.4% |
| 1967 | -0.0% | -100.5% |
| 1968 | 14.7% | -51465.0% |
| 1969 | 3.2% | -78.6% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | +12.6% |
| 1971 | -16.3% | -558.9% |
| 1972 | -45.5% | +179.7% |
| 1973 | 65.0% | -242.6% |
| 1974 | 42.6% | -34.4% |
| 1975 | -10.9% | -125.6% |
| 1976 | -0.7% | -93.7% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | -1787.7% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -89.9% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | +850.3% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | -79.2% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +85.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -82.2% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +312.6% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +195.1% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -41.3% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -91.8% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | +285.0% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | +208.0% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +31.9% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -42.7% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +88.0% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -60.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +34.9% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +29.8% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +37.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +50.7% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -39.4% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +47.5% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -86.4% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +589.3% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -64.5% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +84.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | -0.0% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | -45.5% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 0.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 3.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 6.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 1.7% | 11.6% | 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 98,894 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 6.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,535 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 117.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 306,336 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Bangladesh?
- Manufacturing, value added in Bangladesh was 5.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.5% in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Bangladesh ranks 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.