Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 83.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Bangladesh, 2007–2023
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Bangladesh is 83.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Bangladesh peaked at 97.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2017.
Bangladesh ranks 145th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 91.2% | — |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.1% | 88.1% | 94.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 79.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 80.3% | 85.8% | 4 |
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 primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Bangladesh?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Bangladesh was 83.2% in 2023, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Bangladesh ranks 145th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.