Bangladesh: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Bangladesh's gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) rose 3.6% on 2024 (from US$355.48 billion to US$368.35 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.4% and a typical year strayed about 2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below 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 12.7% in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.3% in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$16.96 billion a year. A straight line explains 99% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$419.03 billion for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$6.46 billion, against US$24.41 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Bangladesh had the 33rd highest value of the 123 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 2025 ranking

• Colombia — 29th of 123: US$412.09 billion
• Austria — 30th of 123: US$402.97 billion
• South Africa — 31st of 123: US$375.67 billion
• Denmark — 33rd of 123: US$325.75 billion
• Ireland — 34th of 123: US$318.53 billion
• Chile — 35th of 123: US$310.48 billion

What this measures

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 66 values

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Bhutan — US$3.27 billion (2024)
• India — US$3.74 trillion (2025)
• Maldives — US$4.98 billion (2024)
• Nepal — US$45.47 billion (2025)
• Sri Lanka — US$98.97 billion (2025)

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 gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)?

US$368.35 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 966.13% from US$34.55 billion in 1960 (3.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$368.35 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$34.55 billion in 1960.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.DAB.TOTL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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