Financial Institutions Access Index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Financial Institutions Access Index was 0.1481 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Institutions Access Index in Bangladesh, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.1481 for financial institutions access index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial institutions access index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1481 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0663, in 1980.
That places Bangladesh 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0792 | 0.0663 | 0.0878 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.081 | 0.0717 | 0.1013 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0829 | 0.0806 | 0.0891 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1228 | 0.0957 | 0.1433 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1481 | 0.1481 | 0.1481 | 1 |
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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 34.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial institutions access index in Bangladesh?
- Financial institutions access index in Bangladesh was 0.1481 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial institutions access index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1481 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial institutions access index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0663 in 1980.
- How does Bangladesh rank for financial institutions access index?
- Bangladesh ranks 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial institutions access index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Institutions Access Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.