{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bd-fdi-inflows-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-fdi-inflows-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-fdi-inflows-gdp/","title":"Bangladesh FDI Net Inflows (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Bangladesh's FDI Net Inflows (% of GDP): 0.4 % of GDP in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. 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FDI is the primary channel of long-term cross-border capital allocation. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1.7 % of GDP in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of -0.1 in 1979. The latest reading of 0.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}