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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bangladesh: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Bangladesh is placed 117th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 8,677 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 42.51 (2025).
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Economy & Innovation
117th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 8,677GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 42.51Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -0.439Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 43.28Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bangladesh on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
8,677
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Bangladesh: 8,677. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Asia
- 24,401 Maldives
- Land neighbours
- India 10,039 · Myanmar 5,137
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Bangladesh’s is from 2022 · CC BY 4.0
42.51
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Bangladesh: 42.51. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Asia
- 57.85 Nepal
- Land neighbours
- India 21.46 · Myanmar 11.33
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-0.439
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 96th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Bangladesh: -0.439. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Asia
- 0.705 India
- Land neighbours
- India 0.705 · Myanmar -0.943
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
43.28
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Bangladesh: 43.28. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Asia
- 91.06 Iran
- Land neighbours
- India 89.02
02Over time
Which way Bangladesh is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
BangladeshWorld median
Bangladesh rose from 2,713 in 2000 to 8,677 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Bangladesh World median 2025 8,677 17,265 2024 8,487 18,108 2023 8,242 17,686 2022 7,888 16,933 2021 7,441 16,260 2020 7,015 15,631 2019 6,838 16,761 2018 6,393 16,349 2017 6,006 16,129 2016 5,683 15,512 2015 5,353 14,857 2014 5,069 14,475 2013 4,823 14,681 2012 4,592 14,631 2011 4,352 13,916 2010 4,125 14,101 2009 3,942 13,655 2008 3,788 14,030 2007 3,609 13,755 2006 3,407 12,983 2005 3,232 12,023 2004 3,072 11,608 2003 2,959 11,183 2002 2,866 11,144 2001 2,804 10,907 2000 2,713 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
BangladeshWorld median
Bangladesh rose from -0.886 in 2000 to -0.439 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Bangladesh World median 2024 -0.439 0.1310 2023 -0.630 0.0710 2022 -0.720 0.0580 2021 -0.615 0.0010 2020 -0.664 0.0470 2019 -0.854 0.0300 2018 -0.618 -0.0150 2017 -0.576 0.0080 2016 -0.968 -0.0660 2015 -0.998 -0.0600 2014 -1.065 -0.0190 2013 -0.862 0.0140 2012 -0.875 0.0060 2011 -1.181 -0.0140 2010 -0.974 -0.0020 2009 -1.008 0.0990 2008 -0.854 0.0700 2007 -0.867 -0.0080 2006 -0.824 0.0740 2005 -0.884 0.0510 2004 -0.878 0.0505 2003 -0.992 0.0450 2002 -1.019 0.0100 2001 -0.860 0.0470 2000 -0.886 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
BangladeshWorld median
Bangladesh rose from 31.74 in 2011 to 43.28 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Bangladesh World median 2024 43 73 2021 53 74 2017 50 59 2014 31 52 2011 32 37
03In context
Bangladesh beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Bangladesh and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiacompare | 86th | 10,039 | 21.46 | 0.705 | 89.02 |
| Bangladesh | 117th | 8,677 | 42.51 | -0.439 | 43.28 |
 Myanmar | 155th | 5,137 | 11.33 | -0.943 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Bangladesh in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Bangladesh is ahead of the world, and behind
58 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median14
Statistics on which Bangladesh does better than the middle country measured.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38932.188.389▲ Improved since 2011
Bangladesh: 32.18 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 1st of 118 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06153.13107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Bangladesh: 153.13 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 12th of 194 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9422.2543.94▲ Improved since 2014
Bangladesh: 22.25 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 96th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08125.2106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Bangladesh: 125.2 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 195 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23119.1106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Bangladesh: 119.1 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 49th of 195 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.7231.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Bangladesh: 0.723 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 84th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8270.4965.82No earlier reading
Bangladesh: 70.49 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 16th of 50 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47410.547.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Bangladesh: 10.54 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 118 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1948.3740.19▲ Improved since 2020
Bangladesh: 48.37 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 75th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2178.0856.21▲ Improved since 2016
Bangladesh: 78.08 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 65th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8136.5341.81No earlier reading
Bangladesh: 36.53 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 108th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.525.7327.5▲ Improved since 2010
Bangladesh: 25.73 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3963.493.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Bangladesh: 3.49 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 87th of 186 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4227.4225.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Bangladesh: 27.42 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 80th of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Bangladesh does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.49.1710.4No earlier reading
Bangladesh: 9.17 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9315.7712.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Bangladesh: 15.77 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 45th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2739,15314,273▲ Improved since 2016
Bangladesh: 9,153 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 102 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.110.1416.1▲ Improved since 2013
Bangladesh: 10.14 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3730.485▲ Improved since 2013
Bangladesh: 0.373 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 112th of 170 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.62.9No real change since 2014
Bangladesh: 2.6 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 88th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1341.6450.13No earlier reading
Bangladesh: 41.64 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 34th of 50 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6740.1246.67▲ Improved since 2012
Bangladesh: 40.12 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 134th of 195 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8005,70712,800▲ Improved since 2017
Bangladesh: 5,707 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 127th of 173 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8904,92612,890▲ Improved since 2012
Bangladesh: 4,926 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 166 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5220.9528.52No real change since 2022
Bangladesh: 20.95 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 106th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48613,72446,486▲ Improved since 2010
Bangladesh: 13,724 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 150 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.938-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Bangladesh: -0.938 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 177th of 209 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.846.263.8No earlier reading
Bangladesh: 46.2 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 83rd of 99 by World Energy Council.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.856.9466.8No earlier reading
Bangladesh: 56.94 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 50 · derived.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,636470.331,636No real change since 2016
Bangladesh: 470.33 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 71st of 75 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3936.1952.39No earlier reading
Bangladesh: 36.19 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 161st of 169 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1870.0652.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Bangladesh: 0.065 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
No better end26
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2622.4411.26Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 22.44 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 10th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0634.3822.06Moved since 2014
Bangladesh: 34.38 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 22nd of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6610.563.66Moved since 2012
Bangladesh: 10.56 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6534.0324.65Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 34.03 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 31st of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.735,975275.73Moved since 2016
Bangladesh: 5,975 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3066.5243.306Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 6.524 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24024,9712,240No real change since 2022
Bangladesh: 24,971 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9328.5422.93No real change since 2015
Bangladesh: 28.54 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 30th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0472.2262.04No real change since 2015
Bangladesh: 72.22 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 33rd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57211.426.572Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 11.42 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 53rd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.3930.306No real change since 2015
Bangladesh: 0.393 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7883,353,7321,827,788Moved since 2014
Bangladesh: 3,353,732 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 40th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.611.708Moved since 2011
Bangladesh: 0.61 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 122nd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95378.9657.95Moved since 2014
Bangladesh: 378.9 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-1.02-0.225Moved since 2014
Bangladesh: -1.02 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4111.4227.41Moved since 2012
Bangladesh: 11.42 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.3921.968Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 0.392 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2384.6103.23Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 84.6 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6021.8549.602Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 1.854 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3080.523Moved since 2013
Bangladesh: 0.308 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7216.8341.72Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 16.83 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 130th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3411.1236.34Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 11.12 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 132nd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6827.9579.68Moved since 2015
Bangladesh: 27.95 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 134th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.215.80216.21No real change since 2015
Bangladesh: 5.802 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 129th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.856.72521.85No real change since 2014
Bangladesh: 6.725 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.174.60567.17No real change since 2014
Bangladesh: 4.605 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
No current reading for Bangladesh
Creative Goods Exports (last 2018), Creative Services Exports (last 2016), Gini Index (last 2022), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2022), ICT Goods Exports (last 2018), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2022), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2022), Palma Ratio (last 2022), Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate and Total Factor Productivity Level. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Bangladesh’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Bangladesh’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technologyjoint 59th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 61st of 1864/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture79th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality73rd of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 103rd of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade112th of 1773/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation117th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing136th of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions135th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital138th of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security130th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge150th of 1984/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties156th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 168th of 1834/4 keys
- Energy155th of 1653/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience187th of 1934/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Bangladesh can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Southern Asia
Bhutan68th2/4 keysThis page
Bangladesh117th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Bangladesh and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Bangladesh on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bangladesh rank on economy & innovation?
Bangladesh is placed 117th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Bangladesh?
8,677 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Bangladesh?
42.51 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Bangladesh compare with India on economy & innovation?
India is placed 86th of 176, and Bangladesh 117th. GDP per Capita (PPP): India 10,039, Bangladesh 8,677; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: India 21.46, Bangladesh 42.51; Economic Complexity Index: India 0.705, Bangladesh -0.439; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: India 89.02, Bangladesh 43.28.
How have Bangladesh’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 2,713 in 2000 to 8,677 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from -0.886 in 2000 to -0.439 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 31.74 in 2011 to 43.28 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Bangladesh?
No current reading is published for Bangladesh on Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), ICT Goods Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate and Total Factor Productivity Level. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 58 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bangladesh’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bangladesh (banner) — Niaz morshed Shovon, Public domain
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Bangladesh: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bangladesh/economy