Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency was 0.1168 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Bangladesh, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Bangladesh is 0.1168 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 276.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1168 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Bangladesh ranks 31st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +99.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1981 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +73.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0654 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0764 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.101 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.1168 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.1168 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0826 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +99.4% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +73.1% | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.005 units per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +65.1% | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +52.5% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 28 Comoros 0.1431 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 0.129 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Armenia 0.1229 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Myanmar 0.1159 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Madagascar 0.0999 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Togo 0.0939 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Bangladesh
- Arms imports 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4321 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 23.25 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 530.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Bangladesh?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Bangladesh was 0.1168 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1168 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 276.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.