Real GDP growth in Bangladesh

Real GDP in Bangladesh changed by 3.5% in 2025.

Measure: Real GDP growth (World Bank) Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Bangladesh, 2025 3.5% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −0.7percentage points 2024: 4.2%
World, 2025 2.9% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 87th of 186 See the full ranking

Real GDP growth in Bangladesh over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Real GDP growth (World Bank) (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period BangladeshWorld
2025 3.5% 2.9%
2024 4.2% 2.9%
2023 5.8% 2.9%
2022 7.1% 3.4%
2021 6.9% 6.5%
2020 3.4% -2.9%
2019 7.9% 2.7%
2018 7.3% 3.3%
2017 6.6% 3.4%
2016 7.1% 2.8%
2015 6.6% 3.1%
2014 6.1% 3.2%
2013 6.0% 2.9%
2012 6.5% 2.7%
2011 6.5% 3.3%
2010 5.6% 4.5%
2009 5.0% -1.3%
2008 6.0% 2.1%
2007 7.1% 4.4%
2006 6.7% 4.5%
2005 6.5% 4.1%
2004 5.2% 4.5%
2003 4.7% 3.1%
2002 3.8% 2.3%
2001 5.1% 2.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 4.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 6.6%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Bangladesh has the 87th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Bangladesh
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices