Broad money growth (annual %) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Broad money growth (annual %) was 8.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Broad money growth in Bangladesh, 1975–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 8.1% for broad money growth in 2025.
The figure is up 32.3% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Bangladesh peaked at 43.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1975.
That places Bangladesh 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.4% | — |
| 1976 | 19.0% | +252.0% |
| 1977 | 24.1% | +26.9% |
| 1978 | 26.3% | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 22.5% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | -19.9% |
| 1982 | 12.1% | -28.2% |
| 1983 | 40.3% | +234.0% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | -62.3% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 13.7% | -27.4% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | +36.4% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | -44.2% |
| 1991 | 13.7% | +31.8% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | +83.9% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | -37.2% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +35.5% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +122.2% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -66.3% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -33.0% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -12.6% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +32.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 8.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 8.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.4%, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +252.0% | 5.4% | 19.0% |
| 1983 | +234.0% | 12.1% | 40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5% | 5.4% | 26.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 12.1% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 9.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 13.5% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 11.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.1% | 13.1% | 6 |
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 broad money growth in Bangladesh?
- Broad money growth in Bangladesh was 8.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for broad money growth?
- Bangladesh ranks 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.