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Bangladesh: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 8.8% (2025), 25th of 180 in the world and 1st of 6 in South Asia. GDP deflator is 6.5% (2025), 44th of 209 in the world and 1st of 6 in South Asia. Lending rate is 8.6% (2025), 67th of 136 in the world and 4th of 5 in South Asia.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Bangladesh in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within South Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 8.8%2025 | 25/180 | 1/6 | 2.2% | 8.1% | 5.7% | +2.6 ppsince 2015 | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 6.5%2025 | 44/209 | 1/6 | 3.4% | 7.1% | 3.8% | +0.7 ppsince 2015 | 3.2% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.6%2025 | 67/136 | 4/5 | 12.8% | 12.2% | 8.3% | −3.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 2.0%2025 | 102/136 | 5/5 | 9.0% | 4.7% | 4.3% | −3.5 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 121.922025 | 61/210 | 3/6 | 52.14 | 69.65 | 84.87 | +56%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 7.6%2021 | 129/142 | 5/6 | 6.6%2001 | 7.8% | 7.0% | −1.0 ppsince 2011 | 6.9% | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 9.5%2021 | 137/142 | 5/6 | 8.6%2001 | 9.7% | 8.6% | −0.9 ppsince 2011 | 9.3% | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 8.3%2021 | 138/142 | 6/6 | 7.9%2001 | 9.3% | 8.1% | −1.5 ppsince 2011 | 13.8% | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 22.3%2024 | 103/119 | 5/6 | 28.3% | 21.3% | 18.9% | +3.1 ppsince 2014 | 20.0% | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 34.5%2025 | 99/169 | 5/5 | 21.8% | 41.0% | 39.2% | −9.9 ppsince 2015 | 43.5% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 47.9%2025 | 93/146 | 5/5 | 30.6% | 58.7% | 57.8% | −16.7 ppsince 2015 | 79.6% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 3.92025 | 97/165 | 4/6 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 8.7 | −43%since 2015 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.81%2025 | 129/156 | 4/4 | 1.40% | 1.42% | 1.26% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | 2.11% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+2.6 pp8.8% in 2025
- External debt+3.1 pp22.3% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−43%3.9 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bangladesh and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bangladesh. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bangladesh | India | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 8.8%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 8.8%2019 |
| GDP deflator | 6.5%2025 | 1.0%2025 | 12.5%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.6%2025 | 8.6%2022 | 14.8%2020 |
| Real interest rate | 2.0%2025 | 5.6%2022 | 9.0%2020 |
| Exchange rate | 121.922025 | 87.162025 | 1,381.622020 |
| Tax revenue | 7.6%2021 | 6.9%2022 | 6.0%2019 |
| Government revenue | 9.5%2021 | 9.4%2022 | 14.4%2019 |
| Government expense | 8.3%2021 | 13.7%2022 | 13.8%2019 |
| External debt | 22.3%2024 | 18.6%2024 | 15.3%2024 |