Bangladesh's other expense (current LCU) was 198.84 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 61.85% from 122.86 billion in 2011 (4.93% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 198.84 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 109.08 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 122.86 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | 198.84 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | 25.16 billion | 2004 |
| Average since 2012 | 108.15 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 32.49 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Bangladesh's other expense (current LCU) rose 115.7% on 2020 (from 92.2 billion to 198.84 billion).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2020), the average change was +8.9% and a typical year strayed about 27.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 115.7% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 37.4% in 2017. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2021 ranking
- Burundi — 2nd of 8: 44.65 billion
- Congo, Rep. — 3rd of 8: 34.5 billion
- Peru — 4th of 8: 27.27 billion
What this measures
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for 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 series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 21 values
| Year | Other expense (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 198,842,837,455 |
| 2020 | 92,200,000,000 |
| 2019 | 80,203,190,000 |
| 2018 | 67,711,900,000 |
| 2017 | 68,313,000,000 |
| 2016 | 109,080,000,000 |
| 2015 | 127,326,500,000 |
| 2014 | 122,519,900,000 |
| 2013 | 97,622,400,000 |
| 2012 | 117,660,000,000 |
| 2011 |
Other expense (current LCU) in nearby economies
More public sector data for Bangladesh
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 32 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 3.83 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 466.17 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.81% (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 7.12% (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 227,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.32% (2020)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) — 516.32 billion (2021)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) — 1.46% (2021)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bangladesh's other expense (current LCU)?
- 198.84 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 512.09% from 32.49 billion in 2001 (9.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 198.84 billion in 2021 and the lowest 25.16 billion in 2004.
- Is the latest change in other expense (current LCU) unusual for Bangladesh?
- In 2021, Bangladesh's other expense (current LCU) rose 115.7% on 2020 (from 92.2 billion to 198.84 billion). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2020), the average change was +8.9% and a typical year strayed about 27.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.OTHR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance 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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