Bangladesh Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

1998 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Bangladesh Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a growth equal to 0.3 % in the previous year.
  • Bangladesh Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1998 to Jun 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 1.6 % in Jun 2013 and a record low 0.1 % in Jun 2002.

*This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and annual Nominal GDP. Bangladesh Bank provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency based on BPM6. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency, at 2015-2016 prices. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2016 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on old classification of data and prior to 2006 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investment based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.


Related information about Bangladesh Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Bangladesh, Current Account recorded a surplus of 241.6 USD mn in Aug 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 332.0 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Bangladesh Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 25.6 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 44.6 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 459.6 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Bangladesh's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 1998 to 2025 in the chart:

Bangladesh Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Bangladesh's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2025?

Bangladesh Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a growth equal to 0.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.4 2025 0.3 2024 0.1 2002 1.6 2013 % yearly 1998 - 2025

Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 5.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 0.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 1.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) -1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 0.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Bahrain (%) 0.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Belarus (%) -0.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) -16.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 4.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) -0.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 5.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 9.5 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Canada (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
China (%) 0.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 3.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) 2.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) -9.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 6.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 0.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) -0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) -2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 6.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Greece (%) 8.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 35.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Hungary (%) -72.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
India (%) 1.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 3.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Italy (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 4.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 5.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) -2.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
South Korea (%) 1.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 8.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 6.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Latvia (%) 2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) -86.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 2.9 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 80.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 57.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 10.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 5.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 2.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (%) 15.4 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 4.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2024
Nepal (%) 0.1 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Netherlands (%) -3.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) 1.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 0.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2025
Norway (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 11.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 0.6 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 12.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) -4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 0.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 3.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 1.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Poland (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 5.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) -0.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 24.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Spain (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) -4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025

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Bangladesh Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -4,724.587 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,333.852 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.5 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.8 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 Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) -583,670.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 479,050.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: Domestic (DO): Net (BDT mn) 4,756,659.000 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2002 - Dec 2024
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) -1,770.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,673.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -5.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Sep 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) 5,444.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Sep 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) 656.648 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 344.765 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 36.248 Jul 2025 monthly Nov 1998 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,462.106 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2025
Import Price Index (2005-2006=100) 283.380 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Export Price Index (2005-2006=100) 240.500 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Imports: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 65,462.739 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Petroleum Products (BDT mn) 74,926.625 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 24,210.661 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2005 - Dec 2024
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 34,436.510 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Yarn (BDT mn) 34,616.224 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Terms of Trade Index (2005-2006=100) 87.110 2018 yearly 2007 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Japan (BDT mn) 239,522.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
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: Singapore (BDT mn) 121,829.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 191.327 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 136.582 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 128.089 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) 25.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 241.6 Aug 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Aug 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 332.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -44.601 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -4.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -39.694 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 113,199.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 14,368.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.1 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -16.277 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -94,265.279 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -15,190.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance (USD mn) -4,630.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 10,560.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 146.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 283.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 156.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -1,183.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,513.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services (USD mn) -1,034.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 300.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -2,048.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payment(BoP): USD: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -127.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 27.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,329.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -2,547.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) -23.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 6,693.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,459.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: FDI: of which net inflow (USD mn) 300.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 156.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 6,542.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -10,829,299.921 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (BDT mn) 3,734,232.439 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (BDT mn) 14,563,532.360 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Outstanding External Debt as Percentage of GDP (%) 13.730 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 24.1 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 38,661.527 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 179,801.897 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1987 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,839.730 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 167,079.696 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.0 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 190,571.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 193,456.790 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.63 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.31 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Money Supply M3 (BDT mn) 25,688,855.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Sep 2025
Reserve Money M0 (BDT mn) 3,994,997.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2019 - Dec 2024

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