Bank credit to bank deposits in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Bank credit to bank deposits was 94.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Bangladesh, 1974–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 94.9% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Bangladesh peaked at 100.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1974.
That places Bangladesh 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.3% | — |
| 1975 | 29.8% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 32.6% | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 44.6% | +36.6% |
| 1978 | 43.4% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 48.1% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 50.5% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 59.0% | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 61.7% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 71.3% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 78.2% | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 73.2% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 77.7% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 79.6% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 81.7% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 74.8% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 66.7% | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 65.5% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 89.4% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 85.5% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 65.9% | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 100.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +2.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 94.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 69.5%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 94.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 79.7%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank credit to bank deposits in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +36.6% | 32.6% | 44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.5% | 26.3% | 48.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 50.5% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 65.5% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 63.7% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 82.9% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 92.6% | 94.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Bangladesh?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Bangladesh was 94.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 100.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Bangladesh ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).