Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bangladesh, 2002–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.1% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 183rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1% | — |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -36.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +46.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -47.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +39.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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)
- 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bangladesh?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bangladesh was 0.1% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.