Bangladesh recorded a Current Account deficit of 1.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Current Account to GDP in Bangladesh averaged -0.91 percent of GDP from 1980 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 2.30 percent of GDP in 2010 and a record low of -4.00 percent of GDP in 2022. source: Bangladesh Bank

Current Account to GDP in Bangladesh is expected to reach -1.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bangladesh Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -1.40 percent of GDP in 2026 and -1.30 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -181.83 -256.60 BDT Billion Jun 2025
Capital Flows 2.85 3.78 BDT Billion May 2025
Current Account 1127.10 -865.19 Billion BDT May 2025
Current Account to GDP -1.40 -2.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 407.54 432.52 BDT Billion Jun 2025
External Debt 69.65 62.41 USD Billion Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment 1697.00 1649.00 USD Million Dec 2024
Imports 589.38 689.12 BDT Billion Jun 2025
Remittances 2822.53 2969.57 USD Million Jun 2025



Bangladesh Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.40 -2.60 2.30 -4.00 1980 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly