Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bangladesh stood at 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per square kilometre, in 1991.
Bangladesh ranks 57th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -58.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +173.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +282.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +672.6% |
| 1996 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +149.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | +153.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2000 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | +95.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | +88.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 million USD per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0168 million USD per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0225 million USD per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre, 8.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +672.6% | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +282.4% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0168 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0225 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 54 Chile 0.0239 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 56 Bulgaria 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 58 Rwanda 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 59 Romania 0.0208 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 60 North Macedonia 0.0206 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.8666 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 13.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.95 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 23.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.