Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Bangladesh

Foreign direct investment outflows in Bangladesh in 2025 — 10,104,380 US$. Ranked 71 in the world out of 91.

2025 10.1M US$ −70.37% vs 2024
World rank 71of 91
Period maximum 547M US$2013
Period minimum 0 US$1976

Trend over time

1976–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Bangladesh, 1976–20250200M400M600M197619811986199119962001200620112016202120251976: 0 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$1990: 500,000 US$1991: 400,000 US$1992: 100,000 US$1993: 200,000 US$1994: 200,000 US$1995: 1,700,000 US$1996: 12,500,000 US$1997: 3,065,619 US$1998: 3,002,160 US$1999: 59,960 US$2000: 2,000,000 US$2001: 20,600,000 US$2002: 2,642,487 US$2003: 2,777,818 US$2004: 4,068,823 US$2005: 1,939,916 US$2006: 3,594,820 US$2007: 134,263,506 US$2008: 190,660,725 US$2009: 180,829,230 US$2010: 66,442,086 US$2011: 297,434,390 US$2012: 289,058,930 US$2013: 546,876,803 US$2014: 41,769,924 US$2015: 59,902,024 US$2016: 40,516,462 US$2017: 126,742,275 US$2018: 19,210,044 US$2019: 23,061,762 US$2020: 4,807,602 US$2021: 83,184,395 US$2022: 31,598,138 US$2023: 7,991,876 US$2024: 34,105,075 US$2025: 10,104,380 US$
Change over the period: +10.1M

Comparison, 2025

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

Bangladesh 10.1M US$
World 1.49T US$
South Asia 35.7B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 10.1M −24M −70.37%
2024 34.11M +26.11M +326.75%
2023 7.99M −23.61M −74.71%
2022 31.6M −51.59M −62.01%
2021 83.18M +78.38M +1,630.27%
2020 4.81M −18.25M −79.15%
2019 23.06M +3.85M +20.05%
2018 19.21M −108M −84.84%
2017 127M +86.23M +212.82%
2016 40.52M −19.39M −32.36%
2015 59.9M +18.13M +43.41%
2014 41.77M −505M −92.36%
2013 547M +258M +89.19%
2012 289M −8.38M −2.82%
2011 297M +231M +347.66%
2010 66.44M −114M −63.26%
2009 181M −9.83M −5.16%
2008 191M +56.4M +42%
2007 134M +131M +3,634.92%
2006 3.59M +1.65M +85.31%
2005 1.94M −2.13M −52.32%
2004 4.07M +1.29M +46.48%
2003 2.78M +135,331 +5.12%
2002 2.64M −17.96M −87.17%
2001 20.6M +18.6M +930%
2000 2M +1.94M +3,235.56%
1999 59,960 −2.94M −98%
1998 3M −63,459 −2.07%
1997 3.07M −9.43M −75.48%
1996 12.5M +10.8M +635.29%
1995 1.7M +1.5M +750%
1994 200,000 +0 +0%
1993 200,000 +100,000 +100%
1992 100,000 −300,000 −75%
1991 400,000 −100,000 −20%
1990 500,000 +500,000
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0 +0
1976 0

Southern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.