Bangladesh Current Account Balance

Current and historical current account balance data for Bangladesh, including latest value (-0.67), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Bangladesh
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T19:35:27+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Bangladesh · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
70 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 17.3 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 13.8 / 20
External stability 13.6 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability n/a
Future capacity 10 / 10
Demographic capacity n/a
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 72% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1976–2024 19762024
1976 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Bangladesh · current account balance as a percentage of gdp.

1976–2024
-0.67 percent of GDP
-1.65 percent of GDP
-1.3 percent of GDP
44 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1976 1985 1994 2003 2012 2021 2024
current account balance rate reference line

Countries by current account balance

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Kuwait 29.15 high
Singapore 18 high
Ireland 17.4 high
Qatar 17.29 high
Norway 15.58 high
United Arab Emirates 14.48 medium
Hong Kong 13.39 medium
Denmark 12.2 medium

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

Production version: show source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Comparison

latest
Japan 4.71
China 2.26
India -0.82
Germany 5.81

Related indicators

internal links
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
Foreign Reserves FI.RES.TOTL.CD

Source layer

planned

Production version should display source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T19:35:27+02:00

Bangladesh Snapshot

country profile
Population 173.56 m
GDP 450.12 bn
Debt/GDP 31.2%
Inflation 10.47%
Unemployment 3.78%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Lower middle income

Bangladesh Current Account Balance: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Current Account Balance for Bangladesh. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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