Financial Institutions Index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Financial Institutions Index was 0.2829 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Institutions Index in Bangladesh, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial institutions index in Bangladesh is 0.2829, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial institutions index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.2829 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1825, in 1996.
Bangladesh ranks 124th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.2212 | 0.2116 | 0.2282 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2011 | 0.1825 | 0.2377 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2132 | 0.1871 | 0.2507 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2673 | 0.235 | 0.2809 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2829 | 0.2829 | 0.2829 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 121 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.2867 compare
- 122 Belarus, Republic of 0.2862 compare
- 123 Pakistan 0.2848 compare
- 125 Guyana 0.2799 compare
- 126 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.2791 compare
- 127 Algeria 0.2679 compare
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 index in Bangladesh?
- Financial institutions index in Bangladesh was 0.2829 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial institutions index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2829 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial institutions index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1825 in 1996.
- How does Bangladesh rank for financial institutions index?
- Bangladesh ranks 124th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial institutions index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 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.