Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves

1972 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves

  • Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 23.1 USD bn in Oct 2025, compared with 22.2 USD bn in the previous month
  • Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Dec 1972 to Oct 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 44.6 USD bn in Aug 2021 and a record low of 42.5 USD mn in Aug 1974

CEIC calculates monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and converts it into USD. Foreign Exchange Reserves is calculated as the sum of Foreign Currency Reserves and Other Reserve Assets. Bangladesh Bank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to January 2016 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Further information about Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves
  • In the latest reports, Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.1 Months of Import in Sep 2025.
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 179.8 USD bn YoY in Sep 2025.
  • Bangladesh Domestic Credit reached 190.6 USD bn in Sep 2025, representing an increased of 10.2 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 24.1 % in Mar 2025, compared with the ratio of 20.2 % in the previous quarter.

View Bangladesh's Foreign Exchange Reserves from Dec 1972 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves

What was Bangladesh's Foreign Exchange Reserves in Oct 2025?

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 23.1 USD bn in Oct 2025, compared with 22.2 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
23,101.5 Oct 2025 22,198.2 Sep 2025 42.5 Aug 1974 44,622.0 Aug 2021 USD mn monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 7,438.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 47,056.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Argentina (USD mn) 30,663.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 4,277.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Australia (USD mn) 42,906.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1969 - Nov 2025
Austria (USD mn) 4,258.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 13,944.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 4,269.0 Jul 2025 monthly Oct 1965 - Jul 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 5,243.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 6,100.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 170.7 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 10,306.2 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Sep 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Brazil (USD mn) 313,543.1 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Nov 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 3,321.9 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) 39,966.4 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 18,884.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Canada (USD mn) 98,608.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2025
Chile (USD mn) 44,535.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
China (USD mn) 3,346,372.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 60,574.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 28,293.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 296.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 158,942.6 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Nov 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 91,259.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 6,097.8 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 29,987.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 1,898.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
European Union (USD mn) 321,978.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Finland (USD mn) 10,153.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
France (USD mn) 33,304.3 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Oct 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 4,383.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Nov 2025
Germany (USD mn) 36,376.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 3,368.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2024
Greece (USD mn) 4,034.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 425,786.0 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 40,667.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 6,672.3 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Oct 2025
India (USD mn) 564,591.1 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1989 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 130,048.9 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 4,836.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Israel (USD mn) 227,235.1 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Italy (USD mn) 53,734.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 6.8 Mar 2025 monthly Jul 1962 - Mar 2025
Japan (USD mn) 1,173,675.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 15,021.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 16,215.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 11,480.5 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 405,779.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,680.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 34,670.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 2,164.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2025
Laos (USD mn) 2,642.9 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jun 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 4,500.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 11,325.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2024 - Jun 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 5,351.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1993 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 47.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 29,734.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 4,696.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 112,100.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Malta (USD mn) 1,085.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 7,524.4 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1960 - Oct 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 221,986.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 5,070.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 4,843.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Nov 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 1,671.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 41,346.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,942.9 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 8,473.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1950 - Mar 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 18,984.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 9,717.3 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 24,143.2 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 38,880.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2025
Norway (USD mn) 78,433.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Oman (USD mn) 16,503.3 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1970 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) 19,127.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 613.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Panama (USD mn) 4,972.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1969 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 8,922.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Peru (USD mn) 77,454.0 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 88,412.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2025
Poland (USD mn) 185,011.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 10,723.2 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 39,035.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1966 - Oct 2025
Romania (USD mn) 72,139.5 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Nov 2025
Russia (USD mn) 396,929.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 417,090.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 27,143.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 387,151.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 11,641.2 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 1,556.6 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 48,353.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Spain (USD mn) 68,859.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 5,942.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jul 1960 - Dec 2017
Sweden (USD mn) 45,818.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 902,110.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Syria (USD mn) 16,221.1 Jun 2011 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011

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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 Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 479,050.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) -583,670.000 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) 591.671 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 338.361 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 54.825 Aug 2025 monthly Nov 1998 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,450.604 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 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: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 24,210.661 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2005 - Dec 2024
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: 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: 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) 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
Balance of Payment(BoP): USD: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -127.000 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: Services (USD mn) -1,034.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
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: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 10,560.000 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: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 146.000 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: Debit (USD mn) -2,547.000 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: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,329.000 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: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 156.000 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: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 156.000 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: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 283.000 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: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -2,048.000 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: 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) 38,115.733 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Oct 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 (%) 9.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 193,779.303 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Oct 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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