GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: GDP per capita was 8,677 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Bangladesh, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Bangladesh stood at 8,677 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 8,677 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,070 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 139th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,328 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,070 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,624 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,239 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,713 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,942 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,323 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,125 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,838 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,958 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,015 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8,677 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 136 Morocco 9,495 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 137 Laos 8,873 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 138 Angola 8,760 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 140 Nigeria 8,145 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 141 Samoa 7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 142 Nicaragua 7,933 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Manufacturing, value added 8.43 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 155.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 22.4% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 72.2% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 356.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 43.03 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 265.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 6.2% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 368.35 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 58.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 8,677 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 8,677 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,070 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 139th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.