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Bangladesh

72 series · 1800–2025 · Lower middle income · South Asia

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1959–202555,150,260 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1959–2025452,345 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1950–202527,084,636 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1950–2025155,471 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1950–2025408,796 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1959–2025173.1 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1950–20252,347 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1959–202543,029,240 (2025)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1959–202578.0 (2025)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1959–2025352,928 (2025)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1959–202539,829,608 (2025)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1959–202572.2 (2025)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1959–2025326,684 (2025)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1959–20253,199,630 (2025)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1959–20255.80 (2025)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1959–202526,244 (2025)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1959–202515,740,492 (2025)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1959–202528.5 (2025)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1959–2025129,104 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1970–202515,740,492 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1970–202528.5 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1970–2025129,104 (2025)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1959–20256,130,563 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1959–202511.1 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1959–202550,283 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1959–20259,032,815 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1959–202516.4 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1959–202574,088 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1970–2025-28,939 (2025)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1970–2025-0.0525 (2025)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1959–2025121.9 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1971–2023101.7 (2023)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1970–2025-237.4 (2025)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1973–20255,999,340 (2025)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1980–20255,999,340 (2025)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1980–202510.9 (2025)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1973–20091,096,704 (2009)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1973–200914.7 (2009)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1973–20254,381,650 (2025)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1980–20254,381,650 (2025)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1973–20101,367,810 (2010)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1980–20257.94 (2025)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1973–201016.0 (2010)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax2000–20213,004,187 (2021)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2000–20213,004,187 (2021)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2000–20218.51 (2021)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1973–2025-2.93 (2025)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1980–2025-2.93 (2025)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1980–2025-1,617,690 (2025)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1973–2009-0.616 (2009)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1973–2009-45,881 (2009)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1973–202542.0 (2025)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1974–202542.0 (2025)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1974–202523,181,204 (2025)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1973–202440.1 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1973–202420,073,777 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1973–202523,181,204 (2025)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1973–2025-1,617,690 (2025)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1973–202510.9 (2025)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1973–20257.94 (2025)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP2000–20218.51 (2021)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate1976–202510.7 (2025)
Long-term interest ratePercentltrate2006–202511.1 (2025)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1971–20254.00 (2025)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01971–20254,363,248 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM11974–20255,099,557 (2025)
M2Millions of local currencyM21974–202525,565,302 (2025)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–202526,391,880 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1954–2025197.2 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1955–202510.0 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–2025174.2 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1984–20243.65 (2024)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →