Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bangladesh

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Bangladesh in 2025 — 5.8%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2025 5.8% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 129of 132
Period maximum 13.4%1970
Period minimum 3.2%1975

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, 1960–202505101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.2%1962: 6.3%1964: 8.4%1966: 13%1968: 12%1970: 13.4%1974: 4.6%1976: 4.1%1978: 4.9%1980: 6.1%1982: 4.4%1984: 4.3%1986: 4.2%1988: 4.2%1990: 4.1%1992: 4.5%1994: 4.9%1996: 4.7%1998: 5.1%2000: 5%2002: 5%2004: 5.2%2006: 5.4%2008: 5.2%2010: 5.1%2012: 5%2014: 5.3%2016: 5.9%2018: 6%2020: 6%2022: 5.7%2024: 5.9%2025: 5.8%
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 5.8%
South Asia 10.2%
Southern Asia computed 10.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.8 −0.1 pp
2024 5.9 +0.2 pp
2023 5.7 −0 pp
2022 5.7 −0.2 pp
2021 5.9 −0.1 pp
2020 6 −0.3 pp
2019 6.2 +0.3 pp
2018 6 −0.1 pp
2017 6 +0.2 pp
2016 5.9 +0.5 pp
2015 5.4 +0.1 pp
2014 5.3 +0.2 pp
2013 5.1 +0.1 pp
2012 5 −0.1 pp
2011 5.1 +0 pp
2010 5.1 −0 pp
2009 5.1 −0.1 pp
2008 5.2 −0.2 pp
2007 5.4 −0.1 pp
2006 5.4 +0.3 pp
2005 5.2 +0 pp
2004 5.2 +0 pp
2003 5.1 +0.1 pp
2002 5 +0.2 pp
2001 4.8 −0.1 pp
2000 5 −0.1 pp
1999 5 −0.1 pp
1998 5.1 +0.2 pp
1997 4.9 +0.2 pp
1996 4.7 +0.1 pp
1995 4.6 −0.3 pp
1994 4.9 −0.1 pp
1993 5 +0.5 pp
1992 4.5 +0.3 pp
1991 4.1 +0.1 pp
1990 4.1 −0.1 pp
1989 4.2 −0 pp
1988 4.2 +0 pp
1987 4.1 −0.1 pp
1986 4.2 +0.2 pp
1985 4 −0.3 pp
1984 4.3 +0 pp
1983 4.3 −0.1 pp
1982 4.4 +0 pp
1981 4.4 −1.7 pp
1980 6.1 −0.1 pp
1979 6.3 +1.4 pp
1978 4.9 −0.2 pp
1977 5.1 +1 pp
1976 4.1 +0.9 pp
1975 3.2 −1.5 pp
1974 4.6 +0.7 pp
1973 3.9
1970 13.4 +0.1 pp
1969 13.3 +1.3 pp
1968 12 +0.8 pp
1967 11.2 −1.7 pp
1966 13 +3.9 pp
1965 9.1 +0.7 pp
1964 8.4 +1.4 pp
1963 6.9 +0.6 pp
1962 6.3 −0 pp
1961 6.4 +0.2 pp
1960 6.2

Southern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.