Bangladesh's net secondary income (current US$, BoP) was US$33.51 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 112.53% from US$15.77 billion in 2015 (7.83% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$33.51 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$22.33 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$15.77 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$33.51 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$228.1 million | 1976 |
| Average since 2016 | US$21.35 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$228.1 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Bangladesh's net secondary income (current US$, BoP) rose 21.7% on 2024 (from US$27.54 billion to US$33.51 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.5% and a typical year strayed about 11.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 81.7% in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.5% in 1981. 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$1.88 billion a year. A straight line explains 88% 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$33.01 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$4.43 billion, against US$5.91 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 6th highest value of the 136 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
- Mexico — 2nd of 136: US$62.16 billion
- Pakistan — 3rd of 136: US$42.38 billion
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 4th of 136: US$41.17 billion
- Philippines — 6th of 136: US$32.72 billion
- Ukraine — 7th of 136: US$27.95 billion
- Guatemala — 8th of 136: US$26.27 billion
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Limitations: Discrepancies may arise in the balance of payments because there is no single source for balance of payments data and therefore no way to ensure that the data are fully consistent. Sources include customs data, monetary accounts of the banking system, external debt records, information provided by enterprises, surveys to estimate service transactions, and foreign exchange records. Differences in collection methods - such as in timing, definitions of residence and ownership, and the exchange rate used to value transactions - contribute to net errors and omissions. In addition, smuggling and other illegal or quasi-legal transactions may be unrecorded or misrecorded.
All 50 values
| Year | Net secondary income (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 33,514,688,467 |
| 2024 | 27,538,868,361 |
| 2023 | 22,441,729,981 |
| 2022 | 21,917,948,422 |
| 2021 | 22,669,494,644 |
| 2020 | 22,334,322,531 |
| 2019 | 18,871,918,280 |
| 2018 | 16,096,669,288 |
| 2017 | 14,001,681,443 |
| 2016 | 14,123,083,236 |
Net secondary income (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Bangladesh
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — 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$265.37 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 25.51 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 78.02% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bangladesh's net secondary income (current US$, BoP)?
- US$33.51 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is up 14,593% from US$228.1 million in 1976 (10.72% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$33.51 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$228.1 million in 1976.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.CURR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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