Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh, 1972–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 4 for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh peaked at 11.25 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 48th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 1975 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.5 | +31.2% |
| 1981 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.25 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 10.75 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 10.75 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10.75 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.75 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.75 | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 9.25 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 8.5 | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 6 | -29.4% |
| 1994 | 5.5 | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 6 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.25 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.68 | 10.5 | 11.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5 | 5.5 | 9.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 27.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 29.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 99.66 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 25.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 110.38 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 118.71 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh?
- Monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh was 4 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 11.25 in 1985.
- What is the lowest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum?
- Bangladesh ranks 48th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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