Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 4.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bangladesh, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bangladesh stood at 4.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bangladesh peaked at 4.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2008.
That places Bangladesh 52nd out of 156 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.9% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +72.5% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +40.3% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -9.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 4.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 4.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.2%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bangladesh?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Bangladesh was 4.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- How does Bangladesh rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Bangladesh ranks 52nd out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.