Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 2.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 2.36 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 61.9% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Bangladesh peaked at 6.19 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.94, in 2017.
That places Bangladesh 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.56 | — |
| 2001 | 2.96 | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 2.16 | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 3.19 | +47.7% |
| 2004 | 3.39 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.67 | +37.8% |
| 2006 | 4.28 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 5.64 | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 4.75 | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 3.85 | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 2.05 | -46.8% |
| 2011 | 5.99 | +192.2% |
| 2012 | 5.84 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 5.33 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 5.85 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.94 | -83.9% |
| 2018 | 4.96 | +427.7% |
| 2019 | 5.64 | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 2.87 | -49.1% |
| 2021 | 3.43 | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 3.27 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.22 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | 6.19 | +46.7% |
| 2025 | 2.36 | -61.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 2.36 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 2.36 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.01, 59% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +427.7% | 0.94 | 4.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.75 | 2.16 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 | 0.94 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 | 2.36 | 6.19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More work & labour data for Bangladesh
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5215 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 117,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 84,090 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 104,333 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 104,263 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 208,597 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Bangladesh?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Bangladesh was 2.36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 in 2024.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Bangladesh ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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