Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Savings Rate, Percent per annum was 3.67 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh, 1980–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 3.67 for savings rate, percent per annum in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savings rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh peaked at 11.75 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.84, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 14th out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.5 | — |
| 1981 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11.5 | +35.3% |
| 1987 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11.75 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 10.75 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 9.04 | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 7.67 | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 6.88 | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 7.19 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 8.23 | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 8.46 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 8.5 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 8.54 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.38 | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 6.86 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 6.66 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.49 | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 5.48 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.82 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 5.79 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.76 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.24 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 5.66 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 5.63 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.79 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.92 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.56 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 5.05 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 3.92 | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 3.56 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 3.73 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.78 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.48 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 2.88 | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 2.84 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.92 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.64 | +24.7% |
| 2025 | 3.67 | +0.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.67 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +35.3% | 8.5 | 11.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.83 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 9 |
| 1990s | 9 | 6.88 | 11.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 | 5.24 | 8.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.86 | 3.56 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 | 2.84 | 3.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 savings rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh?
- Savings rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh was 3.67 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 11.75 in 1991.
- What is the lowest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for savings rate, percent per annum?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is savings rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Savings Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.