Bangladesh Labour Productivity Growth

1992 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Labour Productivity Growth

  • Bangladesh Labour Productivity dropped by 2.42 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 3.97 % in the previous year
  • Bangladesh Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1992 to Dec 2024, averaging at -0.33 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 5.48 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of -9.70 % in Dec 2016

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 dropped by 2.42 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 3.97 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.42 2024 3.97 2023 -9.70 2016 5.48 2022 % yearly 1992 - 2024

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.47 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 2.05 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Argentina (%) 2.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Armenia (%) 6.51 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 0.46 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1979 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 1.14 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) -3.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 2.42 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Belarus (%) 1.29 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) -1.01 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) -2.79 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.28 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 7.48 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 0.57 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Brunei (%) 1.26 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) -0.21 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 1.04 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) 1.27 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 0.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
China (%) 5.84 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Colombia (%) 0.86 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 3.26 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 0.51 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 1.52 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 2.54 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.72 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Egypt (%) -2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) -0.18 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 0.64 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 0.76 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.44 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Georgia (%) 4.37 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Germany (%) 0.35 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Greece (%) 1.20 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 4.31 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1982 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 1.23 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) -0.13 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
India (%) 3.39 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 1.55 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Iran (%) 2.38 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Ireland (%) 9.60 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 2.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 0.03 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 2.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Japan (%) 0.47 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 2.45 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 6.30 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 1.38 2024 yearly 2011 - 2024
South Korea (%) 1.07 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1983 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) -4.93 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.93 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Laos (%) 2.17 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Latvia (%) 1.09 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -1.95 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 2.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) -1.06 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 9.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 1.95 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) -1.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) -1.67 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 6.26 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2025
Mexico (%) -0.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 10.49 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 3.94 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2007 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 5.12 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 3.00 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -1.48 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Myanmar (%) -43.15 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Nepal (%) 3.63 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 1.23 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) 1.45 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 2.12 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) 0.72 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 1.18 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 1.45 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 0.56 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Philippines (%) 4.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Poland (%) 3.15 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) -0.48 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) -2.08 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Romania (%) 7.19 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 0.74 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -7.72 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Serbia (%) 3.71 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 0.94 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.16 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 1.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 0.06 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.51 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2013 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) 2.35 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.19 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 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
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: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 65,462.739 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 34,436.510 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: 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: 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: 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 Volume Index (2015=100) 148.677 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 191.327 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: 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: 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: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 156.000 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: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 300.000 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: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 27.000 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: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 6,542.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - 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: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,329.000 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: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -2,048.000 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: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 146.000 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: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 6,693.000 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
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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