Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -4.86 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Bangladesh, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded -4.86 billion for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Bangladesh peaked at -791.15 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, -4.86 billion, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 152nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -791.15 million | — |
| 2006 | -840.70 million | +6.3% |
| 2007 | -967.94 million | +15.1% |
| 2008 | -1.02 billion | +5.3% |
| 2009 | -1.40 billion | +37.3% |
| 2010 | -1.45 billion | +3.9% |
| 2011 | -1.52 billion | +4.3% |
| 2012 | -1.81 billion | +19.6% |
| 2013 | -2.51 billion | +38.2% |
| 2014 | -2.73 billion | +8.8% |
| 2015 | -2.58 billion | -5.3% |
| 2016 | -2.69 billion | +4.0% |
| 2017 | -2.39 billion | -11.0% |
| 2018 | -1.73 billion | -27.5% |
| 2019 | -2.55 billion | +46.9% |
| 2020 | -2.84 billion | +11.5% |
| 2021 | -2.44 billion | -14.2% |
| 2022 | -2.79 billion | +14.4% |
| 2023 | -3.87 billion | +38.8% |
| 2024 | -4.86 billion | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.00 billion | -1.40 billion | -791.15 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.20 billion | -2.73 billion | -1.45 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.36 billion | -4.86 billion | -2.44 billion | 5 |
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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 primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Bangladesh?
- Primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Bangladesh was -4.86 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was -791.15 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.86 billion in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Bangladesh ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. 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 Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.