FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Bangladesh

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Bangladesh in 2025 — 0.4%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 97. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 0.4 pp.

2025 0.4% +0.12 pp vs 2024
World rank 80of 97
Period maximum 1.74%2013
Period minimum -0.05%1979

Trend over time

1972–2025 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, 1972–2025-0.500.511.5219721978198419901996200220082014202020251972: 0%1973: 0.03%1974: 0.02%1975: 0.01%1976: 0.05%1977: 0.07%1978: 0.06%1979: -0.05%1980: 0.05%1981: 0.03%1982: 0.04%1983: 0%1984: 0%1985: -0.03%1986: 0.01%1987: 0.01%1988: 0.01%1989: 0%1990: 0.01%1991: 0%1992: 0.01%1993: 0.04%1994: 0.03%1995: 0%1996: 0.03%1997: 0.29%1998: 0.38%1999: 0.35%2000: 0.53%2001: 0.15%2002: 0.1%2003: 0.45%2004: 0.69%2005: 1.17%2006: 0.64%2007: 0.82%2008: 1.45%2009: 0.88%2010: 1.07%2011: 0.98%2012: 1.19%2013: 1.74%2014: 1.47%2015: 1.45%2016: 0.88%2017: 0.62%2018: 0.75%2019: 0.54%2020: 0.41%2021: 0.41%2022: 0.35%2023: 0.34%2024: 0.28%2025: 0.4%
Change over the period: +0.4 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 0.4%
World 1.26%
South Asia 0.93%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.4 +0.12 pp
2024 0.28 −0.05 pp
2023 0.34 −0.01 pp
2022 0.35 −0.07 pp
2021 0.41 +0.01 pp
2020 0.41 −0.14 pp
2019 0.54 −0.21 pp
2018 0.75 +0.14 pp
2017 0.62 −0.26 pp
2016 0.88 −0.57 pp
2015 1.45 −0.02 pp
2014 1.47 −0.27 pp
2013 1.74 +0.55 pp
2012 1.19 +0.21 pp
2011 0.98 −0.09 pp
2010 1.07 +0.19 pp
2009 0.88 −0.57 pp
2008 1.45 +0.63 pp
2007 0.82 +0.18 pp
2006 0.64 −0.53 pp
2005 1.17 +0.48 pp
2004 0.69 +0.24 pp
2003 0.45 +0.35 pp
2002 0.1 −0.05 pp
2001 0.15 −0.38 pp
2000 0.53 +0.18 pp
1999 0.35 −0.03 pp
1998 0.38 +0.09 pp
1997 0.29 +0.26 pp
1996 0.03 +0.02 pp
1995 0 −0.03 pp
1994 0.03 −0.01 pp
1993 0.04 +0.03 pp
1992 0.01 +0.01 pp
1991 0 −0.01 pp
1990 0.01 +0.01 pp
1989 0 −0.01 pp
1988 0.01 −0.01 pp
1987 0.01 +0 pp
1986 0.01 +0.04 pp
1985 -0.03 −0.03 pp
1984 0 −0.01 pp
1983 0 −0.04 pp
1982 0.04 +0.01 pp
1981 0.03 −0.02 pp
1980 0.05 +0.1 pp
1979 -0.05 −0.11 pp
1978 0.06 −0.01 pp
1977 0.07 +0.02 pp
1976 0.05 +0.05 pp
1975 0.01 −0.01 pp
1974 0.02 −0.01 pp
1973 0.03 +0.03 pp
1972 0

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

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