Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

1999 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 4.000 % in Nov 2025
  • This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.000 % for Oct 2025
  • Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated monthly, averaging 6.000 % from Oct 1999 to Nov 2025, with 314 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 6.500 % in Mar 2018 and a record low of 4.000 % in Nov 2025
  • Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Reserve Requirement Ratio: Monthly

Bangladesh Bank provides monthly Reserve Requirement Ratio.

View Bangladesh's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Oct 1999 to Nov 2025 in the chart:

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Bangladesh's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Nov 2025?

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 4.000 % in Nov 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4.000 Nov 2025 4.000 Oct 2025 4.000 Nov 2025 6.500 Mar 2018 % monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.234 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.697 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 15.307 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 2.270 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1969 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.759 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.272 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 7.985 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Belarus (%) 5.403 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 0.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.127 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) 17.335 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 14.379 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (%) 34.273 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Canada (%) 4.225 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Colombia (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 42.386 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 19.968 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 4.342 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 8.890 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 3.955 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.766 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 3.176 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.961 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 9.672 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 0.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.623 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Greece (%) 1.369 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 99.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 17.025 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 16.611 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
India (%) 3.000 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Ireland (%) 0.650 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 38.890 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 2.104 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 26.562 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.861 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 8.977 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (%) 12.631 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 11.239 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.351 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.052 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 58.945 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 24.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 52.267 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 12.673 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 26.930 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 19.853 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 19.347 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 22.085 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025
Nepal (%) 4.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 0.684 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.190 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.359 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 14.767 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 15.648 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 19.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 4.744 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 19.717 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Nov 2025 monthly May 1986 - Nov 2025
Poland (%) 19.371 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.978 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 18.731 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) 16.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 17.967 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 34.661 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 27.055 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 66.529 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.888 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.470 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 7.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 89.325 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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Bangladesh Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -4,724.587 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,333.852 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.5 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.8 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BDT bn) 7,011.275 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BDT bn) 45,123.978 2030 yearly 2003 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BDT bn) 9,712.409 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) -583,670.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 479,050.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: Domestic (DO): Net (BDT mn) 4,756,659.000 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2002 - Dec 2024
Domestic Debt (BDT mn) 10,202,050.000 2024 yearly 2020 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 11.439 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,770.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,673.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -5.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,134.198 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 134,258.183 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 8,696.939 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,444.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 93,408.237 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 861,791.345 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 591.671 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 338.361 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 54.825 Aug 2025 monthly Nov 1998 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,450.604 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2025
Import Price Index (2005-2006=100) 283.380 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Export Price Index (2005-2006=100) 240.500 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Imports: Petroleum Products (BDT mn) 74,926.625 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 24,210.661 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2005 - Dec 2024
Imports: Yarn (BDT mn) 34,616.224 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 34,436.510 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 65,462.739 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Terms of Trade Index (2005-2006=100) 87.110 2018 yearly 2007 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Japan (BDT mn) 239,522.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Indonesia (BDT mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: India (BDT mn) 1,201,370.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Singapore (BDT mn) 121,829.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 128.089 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 136.582 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 191.327 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 148.677 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 25.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 241.6 Aug 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Aug 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 332.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -44.601 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -4.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -39.694 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 113,199.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 14,368.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.1 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -16.277 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -94,265.279 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -1,183.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -15,190.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,459.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 156.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 146.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 156.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payment(BoP): USD: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -127.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 10,560.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 283.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -2,547.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 6,542.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -2,048.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 300.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: FDI: of which net inflow (USD mn) 300.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 6,693.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,329.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 27.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) -23.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance (USD mn) -4,630.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,513.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services (USD mn) -1,034.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -10,829,299.921 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (BDT mn) 3,734,232.439 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (BDT mn) 14,563,532.360 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Outstanding External Debt as Percentage of GDP (%) 13.730 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 24.1 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 38,661.527 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 179,801.897 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1987 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,839.730 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 167,079.696 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.0 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 190,571.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 193,456.790 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.63 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.31 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Money Supply M3 (BDT mn) 25,688,855.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Sep 2025
Reserve Money M0 (BDT mn) 3,994,997.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2019 - Dec 2024

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