Bangladesh's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) was US$144.7 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 273.73% from US$38.72 billion in 2011 (14.09% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$144.7 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$77.16 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$38.72 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$144.7 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$865.66 million | 1976 |
| Average since 2012 | US$84.69 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | −US$865.66 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Bangladesh's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose US$9.6 billion on 2020 (from US$135.1 billion to US$144.7 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$4.34 billion and a typical year strayed about US$7.51 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$37.36 billion in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.08 billion in 1984. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$12.04 billion a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Bangladesh had the 9th highest value of the 132 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 46 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 144,695,225,047 |
| 2020 | 135,098,689,467 |
| 2019 | 124,787,023,991 |
| 2018 | 87,428,639,916 |
| 2017 | 79,331,308,185 |
| 2016 | 77,161,387,381 |
| 2015 | 55,831,301,203 |
| 2014 | 51,323,393,539 |
| 2013 | 47,660,553,389 |
| 2012 | 43,600,108,020 |
Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Bangladesh
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$244.52 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.31 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,392 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$356.03 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 43.03 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$265.37 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 25.51 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 78.02% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Bangladesh's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$)?
- US$144.7 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is up 16,815% from −US$865.66 million in 1976. The highest value was US$144.7 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$865.66 million in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank?
- 9th highest of 132 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) unusual for Bangladesh?
- In 2021, Bangladesh's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose US$9.6 billion on 2020 (from US$135.1 billion to US$144.7 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$4.34 billion and a typical year strayed about US$7.51 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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