Bangladesh's revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) was 3.37 trillion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 251.43% from 958.2 billion in 2011 (13.39% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.37 trillion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 1.77 trillion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 958.2 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | 3.37 trillion | 2021 |
| Lowest | 249.24 billion | 2001 |
| Average since 2012 | 2.01 trillion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 249.24 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Bangladesh's revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) rose 22.9% on 2020 (from 2.74 trillion to 3.37 trillion).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2020), the average change was +13.6% and a typical year strayed about 6.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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 23.5% in 2008. 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 229.23 billion a year. A straight line explains 94% 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 3.63 trillion for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 475.16 billion, against 609.48 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.
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2021 ranking
- Cameroon — 1st of 9: 3.43 trillion
- Congo, Rep. — 3rd of 9: 1.65 trillion
- Gabon — 4th of 9: 1.63 trillion
- Burundi — 5th of 9: 1.16 trillion
What this measures
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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 | Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,367,377,390,647 |
| 2020 | 2,739,570,300,000 |
| 2019 | 2,613,720,264,643 |
| 2018 | 2,297,414,100,000 |
| 2017 | 1,876,009,400,000 |
| 2016 | 1,769,180,000,000 |
| 2015 | 1,492,229,170,000 |
| 2014 | 1,460,155,600,000 |
| 2013 | 1,338,047,700,000 |
| 2012 | 1,176,049,200,000 |
Revenue, excluding grants (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 revenue, excluding grants (current LCU)?
- 3.37 trillion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 1,251% from 249.24 billion in 2001 (13.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.37 trillion in 2021 and the lowest 249.24 billion in 2001.
- Is the latest change in revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) unusual for Bangladesh?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.REV.XGRT.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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