Deposit interest rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Deposit interest rate was 9.4% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Bangladesh, 1976β2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, deposit interest rate in Bangladesh stood at 9.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Bangladesh peaked at 13.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2021.
That places Bangladesh 22nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 9.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 6.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.0% | 9.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 162,369 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 62.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 16.07 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 17.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 19.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 20.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 20.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 118.71 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit interest rate in Bangladesh?
- Deposit interest rate in Bangladesh was 9.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for deposit interest rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (aΓ·b)*100.