Bangladesh Bank Lending Rate

1976 - 2025 | Monthly | % pa | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Bank Lending Rate

  • Bangladesh Bank Lending Rate was reported at 8.230 % pa in Dec 2025.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 7.880 % pa for Nov 2025.
  • Bangladesh Bank Lending Rate data is updated monthly, averaging 12.770 % pa from Jan 1976 to Dec 2025, with 600 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 14.846 % pa in Nov 1991 and a record low of 7.080 % pa in May 2022.
  • Bangladesh Bank Lending Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Bank Lending Rate: Monthly.

The International Monetary Fund provides monthly Bank Lending Rate.

View Bangladesh's Bank Lending Rate from Jan 1976 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Bangladesh Bank Lending Rate

What was Bangladesh's Bank Lending Rate in Dec 2025?

Bangladesh Bank Lending Rate was reported at 8.230 % pa in Dec 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
8.230 Dec 2025 7.880 Nov 2025 7.080 May 2022 14.846 Nov 1991 % pa monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025

Bank Lending Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (% pa) 5.900 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Sep 2025
Algeria (% pa) 8.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Armenia (% pa) 13.413 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1995 - Jan 2026
Austria (% pa) 3.710 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (% pa) 15.624 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Bahrain (% pa) 5.010 Mar 2016 monthly Apr 1985 - Mar 2016
Bangladesh (% pa) 8.230 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Belarus (% pa) 11.270 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Belgium (% pa) 3.470 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (% pa) 10.871 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (% pa) 4.162 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Botswana (% pa) 7.190 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brunei (% pa) 5.500 03 Mar 2026 daily 01 Dec 2003 - 03 Mar 2026
Bulgaria (% pa) 4.107 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Canada (% pa) 4.450 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1935 - Feb 2026
China (% pa) 3.000 19 Mar 2026 daily 20 Aug 2019 - 19 Mar 2026
Colombia (% pa) 14.613 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2026
Cyprus (% pa) 4.320 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2007 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (% pa) 5.158 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Denmark (% pa) 1.750 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 1992 - Feb 2026
Ecuador (% pa) 7.190 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Egypt (% pa) 21.500 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Estonia (% pa) 4.670 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
France (% pa) 3.540 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Georgia (% pa) 13.810 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2002 - Jan 2026
Germany (% pa) 3.970 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Greece (% pa) 4.510 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 5.000 01 Mar 2026 daily 01 Jan 1981 - 01 Mar 2026
Hungary (% pa) 7.500 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1988 - Jan 2026
Iceland (% pa) 10.401 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 1982 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (% pa) 8.075 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1993 - Dec 2025
Israel (% pa) 2.942 Mar 2022 monthly Apr 2013 - Mar 2022
Italy (% pa) 3.584 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Japan (% pa) 1.875 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2026
Jordan (% pa) 7.790 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Kazakhstan (% pa) 18.796 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Kenya (% pa) 14.820 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Dec 2025
South Korea (% pa) 4.240 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (% pa) 6.782 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (% pa) 5.025 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1979 - Nov 2025
Kyrgyzstan (% pa) 19.434 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Latvia (% pa) 5.330 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (% pa) 11.420 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1972 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (% pa) 5.110 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2026
Luxembourg (% pa) 3.590 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (% pa) 5.258 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2008 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (% pa) 5.117 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Malawi (% pa) 25.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Malaysia (% pa) 4.546 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Malta (% pa) 3.357 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Mauritius (% pa) 6.810 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Mexico (% pa) 7.700 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1993 - Dec 2025
Moldova (% pa) 9.171 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Mongolia (% pa) 17.140 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (% pa) 6.170 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2005 - Jan 2026
Mozambique (% pa) 15.700 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1997 - Feb 2026
Myanmar (% pa) 14.500 May 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2021
Nepal (% pa) 7.380 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (% pa) 18.020 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Oman (% pa) 5.446 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (% pa) 5.624 Jun 2022 monthly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
Panama (% pa) 4.750 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 1999 - Jun 2018
Paraguay (% pa) 14.800 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2007 - Jan 2026
Peru (% pa) 16.462 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1985 - Jan 2026
Philippines (% pa) 7.651 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Poland (% pa) 5.610 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Qatar (% pa) 4.586 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
Romania (% pa) 8.550 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (% pa) 17.990 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Serbia (% pa) 6.500 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2010 - Jan 2026
Singapore (% pa) 5.250 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 1978 - Jun 2021
Slovakia (% pa) 3.836 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
South Africa (% pa) 10.250 02 Mar 2026 daily 31 Dec 1948 - 02 Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (% pa) 9.170 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1989 - Feb 2026
Sweden (% pa) 1.850 27 Feb 2026 daily 01 Jun 1994 - 27 Feb 2026
Taiwan, China (% pa) 3.264 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1961 - Feb 2026
Tajikistan (% pa) 22.126 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Thailand (% pa) 6.725 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2026
Ukraine (% pa) 19.328 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
United States (% pa) 6.750 26 Feb 2026 daily 04 Aug 1955 - 26 Feb 2026
Uruguay (% pa) 16.564 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Uzbekistan (% pa) 23.157 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2025
Venezuela (% pa) 56.510 24 Feb 2026 daily 02 Jan 2004 - 24 Feb 2026
Zambia (% pa) 28.020 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026

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Bangladesh Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 154.969 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jul 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,959.768 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.9 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BDT bn) 7,011.275 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BDT bn) 45,123.978 2030 yearly 2003 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BDT bn) 9,712.409 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Government Debt: Domestic (DO): Net (BDT mn) 5,393,809.000 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2002 - Sep 2025
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) 11,780.000 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jul 2025
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 479,050.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Domestic Debt (BDT mn) 10,202,050.000 2024 yearly 2020 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 11.439 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,321.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,552.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -4.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,134.198 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 134,258.183 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 8,696.939 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,873.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 93,408.237 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 861,791.345 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 496.827 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 496.169 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 33.837 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1998 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,589.170 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Export Price Index (2005-2006=100) 240.500 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Import Price Index (2005-2006=100) 283.380 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Imports: Petroleum Products (BDT mn) 79,352.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 27,873.397 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 80,775.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 31,762.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Yarn (BDT mn) 32,427.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade Index (2005-2006=100) 87.110 2018 yearly 2007 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: India (BDT mn) 1,201,370.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Indonesia (BDT mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Japan (BDT mn) 239,522.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Singapore (BDT mn) 121,829.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 128.089 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 136.582 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 191.327 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 148.677 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 7.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 337.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Nov 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 320.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -41.917 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 9.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -51.589 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 112,122.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 12,827.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.1 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -14.216 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -94,691.599 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Accounts Balance (BDT mn) 41,217.036 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Nov 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -16,800.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payment(BoP): USD: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -597.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,886.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services (USD mn) -1,368.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 320.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) -42.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -304.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 1,382.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -1,269.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 617.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 93.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 93.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) -853.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 11,085.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 12.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance (USD mn) -5,714.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,709.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -3,076.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 7,742.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 7,585.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -11,533,436.816 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (BDT mn) 15,906,924.595 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (BDT mn) 4,373,487.779 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Outstanding External Debt as Percentage of GDP (%) 13.730 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
BD: Gross External Debt (USD mn) 112,122.801 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BD: Gross External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 12,827.104 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BD: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -3,361.673 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 35.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 39,783.414 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 183,919.284 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 9.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1987 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,436.758 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 171,444.306 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 194,961.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 196,354.108 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.32 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.31 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Reserve Money M0 (BDT mn) 4,363,248.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M3 (BDT mn) 26,020,440.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Nov 2025

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