Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current was 0.0157 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Bangladesh, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Bangladesh is 0.0157 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 570.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0157 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Bangladesh 27th out of 171 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +201.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +260.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +68.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0157 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 units per square kilometre, 11.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0157 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0088 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +260.1% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +201.4% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 24 Comoros 0.0172 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Equatorial Guinea 0.0168 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Guinea 0.0164 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Myanmar 0.0147 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Mauritius 0.0136 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 0.0135 units per square kilometre compare
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- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Bangladesh?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Bangladesh was 0.0157 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0157 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices?
- Bangladesh ranks 27th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 570.5%. 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 Gross fixed capital formation, 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
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 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
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.