Bangladesh Investment: % of GDP

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Key information about Bangladesh Investment: % of GDP

  • Bangladesh Investment accounted for 31.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2023, compared with a ratio of 32.0 % in the previous year.
  • Bangladesh investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1960 to Jun 2023, with an average ratio of 17.3 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 32.2 % in Jun 2019 and a record low of 4.7 % in Jun 1972.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from annual Nominal Gross Capital Formation and annual Nominal GDP. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2016 is based on old classification of data. Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2006 is sourced from the World Bank. Investment as % of Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.


Related information about Bangladesh Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Bangladesh GDP expanded 6.0 % YoY in Jun 2023.
  • Bangladesh Nominal GDP reached 460.2 USD bn in Jun 2022.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 5.6 % in Jun 2021.
  • Bangladesh GDP Per Capita reached 2,657.0 USD in Jun 2023.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 30.4 % in Jun 2021.

View Bangladesh's Investment: % of GDP from 1960 to 2023 in the chart:

Bangladesh Investment: % of GDP

What was Bangladesh's Investment: % of GDP in 2023?

Bangladesh Investment accounted for 31.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2023, compared with a ratio of 32.0 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
31.3 2023 32.0 2022 4.7 1972 32.2 2019 % yearly 1960 - 2023

Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 22.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Algeria (%) 40.6 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Argentina (%) 20.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Armenia (%) 25.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 24.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) 26.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 19.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (%) 25.6 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Bangladesh (%) 31.3 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belarus (%) 28.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Belgium (%) 24.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) 19.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 23.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Botswana (%) 39.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Brazil (%) 12.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) 33.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Bulgaria (%) 21.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) 22.7 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Canada (%) 23.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 22.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
China (%) 43.0 2021 yearly 1952 - 2021
Colombia (%) 14.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Croatia (%) 22.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (%) 18.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) 26.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 26.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Ecuador (%) 22.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2022
Egypt (%) 12.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Estonia (%) 26.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) 23.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) 21.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2023
France (%) 24.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 22.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Germany (%) 23.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 10.8 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Greece (%) 18.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 15.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) 17.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Iceland (%) 24.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) 31.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) 29.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Iran (%) 32.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 37.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 21.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Italy (%) 21.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Ivory Coast (%) 24.5 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Japan (%) 25.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Jordan (%) 16.4 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 32.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) 19.2 2022 yearly 1964 - 2022
South Korea (%) 31.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 32.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (%) 24.6 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan (%) 40.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Laos (%) 29.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 23.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) 9.5 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 23.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Luxembourg (%) 15.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Macau SAR, China (%) 13.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 26.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) 12.3 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 21.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 19.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 23.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Mexico (%) 21.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2022
Moldova (%) 18.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (%) 38.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 24.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) 30.9 Dec 2014 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2014
Mozambique (%) 38.6 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Myanmar (%) 34.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Nepal (%) 32.6 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 19.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (%) 24.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1987 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (%) 33.0 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022
Norway (%) 22.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 26.9 2022 yearly 1967 - 2022
Pakistan (%) 13.6 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 27.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Panama (%) 32.4 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 18.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 18.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Philippines (%) 21.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1972 - Dec 2023
Poland (%) 24.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) 17.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) 29.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2022
Romania (%) 25.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Russia (%) 31.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 26.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
Serbia (%) 23.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Singapore (%) 21.0 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Slovakia (%) 20.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) 21.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
South Africa (%) 14.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) 21.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 31.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Sudan (%) 2.2 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
Sweden (%) 25.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) 25.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.1 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -600.635 Dec 2023 monthly Jul 2008 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,573.272 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1990 - Feb 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.9 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.9 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BDT bn) 7,011.275 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BDT bn) 33,838.850 2028 yearly 2003 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (BDT bn) 8,213.740 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 304,530.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jul 2008 - Dec 2023
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) -69,020.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jul 2008 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: Domestic (DO): Net (BDT mn) 3,925,218.000 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2002 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 11.439 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,231.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,403.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 12,637.874 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 137,846.047 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,004.014 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,635.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 15.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 102,322.890 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 500,355.292 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 489.103 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 252.874 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 63.262 Dec 2023 monthly Nov 1998 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,441.393 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2023
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 27,513.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2005 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade Index (2005-2006=100) 87.110 2018 yearly 2007 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: India (BDT mn) 1,516,786.000 2022 yearly 1987 - 2022
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Indonesia (BDT mn) 0.000 2022 yearly 1987 - 2022
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Singapore (BDT mn) 3,688.000 2022 yearly 1987 - 2022
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: China (BDT mn) 1,907,188.000 2022 yearly 1987 - 2022
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Japan (BDT mn) 293,504.000 2022 yearly 1987 - 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,331.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1997 - Jan 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.5 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 913.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -110.301 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -51.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -58.938 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 96,549.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 14,095.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.6 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -21.942 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -90,397.228 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
BD: BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -3,955.803 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 22,210.758 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) 229.559 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 229.559 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BoP: Financial Account (USD mn) -16,748.126 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 1,634.888 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 323.223 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 3.637 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn) -150.286 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 9,224.599 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 120,351.108 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Balance of Payment(BoP): USD: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 892.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,818.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 13,028.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -14,749.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Services (USD mn) -1,381.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,839.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -2,666.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -1,523.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,279.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 130.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 28.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 5,747.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 186.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 186.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 913.280 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -391.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -166.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) -264.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) 23.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: FDI: of which net inflow (USD mn) 270.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2015 - Jun 2023
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 5,576.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2014 - Jun 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -9,943,695.096 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
IIP: Liabilities (BDT mn) 13,601,359.761 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (BDT mn) 3,657,664.665 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Outstanding External Debt as Percentage of GDP (%) 13.730 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
BD: BOP: Financial Account: Net (USD mn) -17,028.811 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 81,660.005 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn) 12,155.286 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn) -14,369.589 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) -29,791.740 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 51,868.265 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 8,270.070 2022 yearly 1976 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 9.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 40,324.445 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1986 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 172,989.118 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1986 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 8.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1987 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 26,152.4 May 2023 monthly Dec 1972 - May 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 931.964 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 158,999.727 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1986 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.0 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1987 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 180,311.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1988 - Jan 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 178,143.600 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1991 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.91 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1992 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 33.49 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023

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