Bangladesh Labour Productivity Growth

1992 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Labour Productivity Growth

  • Bangladesh Labour Productivity improved by 6.19 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 4.22 % in the previous year
  • Bangladesh Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1992 to Dec 2024, averaging at 4.75 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 6.19 % in Dec 2024 and a record low of 0.85 % in Dec 1994

CEIC calculates annual Labour Productivity Growth from annual GDP per person employed. The World Bank provides GDP per person employed in International dollars. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is used which is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates

View Bangladesh's Labour Productivity Growth from 1992 to 2024 in the chart:

Bangladesh Labour Productivity Growth

What was Bangladesh's Labour Productivity Growth in 2024?

Bangladesh Labour Productivity improved by 6.19 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 4.22 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6.19 2024 4.22 2023 0.85 1994 6.19 2024 % yearly 1992 - 2024

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.32 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 2.67 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Argentina (%) 2.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Armenia (%) 6.33 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 1.41 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1979 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 0.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) -0.08 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) -3.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 6.19 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Belarus (%) -0.49 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) -0.08 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) -2.79 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.03 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 7.44 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 0.48 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Brunei (%) 1.26 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 0.72 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 1.04 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) -0.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 0.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
China (%) 5.84 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Colombia (%) -1.33 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 0.67 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 0.56 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 0.99 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 2.01 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.72 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Egypt (%) -2.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 1.84 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 0.88 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 0.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
France (%) 0.44 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Georgia (%) 4.37 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Germany (%) 0.70 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 3.06 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Greece (%) 1.63 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 4.38 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1982 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 1.77 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 0.27 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
India (%) 3.39 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 3.75 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Iran (%) 2.69 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Ireland (%) 0.13 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 1.82 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) -0.39 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 2.80 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Japan (%) -0.19 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 2.69 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 4.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 1.38 2024 yearly 2011 - 2024
South Korea (%) 0.89 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1983 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) -4.93 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.09 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Laos (%) 2.19 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Latvia (%) -0.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) -2.08 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.09 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.68 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 7.30 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 4.21 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) -1.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 2.96 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) -1.03 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 4.82 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 1.28 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 7.83 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 6.70 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 3.97 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 3.00 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -1.24 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Myanmar (%) -4.00 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Nepal (%) 3.65 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.55 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 2.53 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) 1.59 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 2.12 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.65 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 1.22 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 1.74 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 0.56 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Philippines (%) 3.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Poland (%) 3.27 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) -0.94 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) -0.14 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Romania (%) 1.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 0.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -7.72 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Serbia (%) 4.59 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 1.33 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 0.70 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 0.37 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.06 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2013 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) 1.06 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.89 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025

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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 (%) 24.1 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) 5,831,077.000 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2002 - Nov 2025
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 479,050.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) 11,780.000 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jul 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: Yarn (BDT mn) 32,427.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 31,762.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Petroleum Products (BDT mn) 79,352.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 80,775.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2025
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 27,873.397 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2005 - Dec 2025
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: Indonesia (BDT mn) 0.000 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: 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
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 148.677 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 128.089 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 (USD mn) -5,714.000 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: Debit (USD mn) -3,076.000 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: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 617.000 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: CA: Secondary Income: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 7,585.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 7,742.000 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: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) -42.000 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: CA: Trade Balance: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -16,800.000 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: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 93.000 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: CA: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 12.000 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 (USD mn) -1,269.000 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: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 93.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - 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
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -11,533,436.816 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) 39,359.134 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1986 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 183,943.433 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1986 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 9.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1987 - Jan 2026
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) 195,565.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1987 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1988 - Jan 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 197,566.947 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1991 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.40 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1992 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.52 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Money Supply M3 (BDT mn) 26,020,440.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Nov 2025
Reserve Money M0 (BDT mn) 4,363,248.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Dec 2025

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