Bangladesh (2020)
39.2
% of GDP
+0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
47
years of data

Data

Bangladesh Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP) (2020) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2020 39.2 +0.2pp
2019 39 -1pp
2018 40 -0.4pp
2017 40.4 +2.6pp
2016 37.8 -6.6pp
2015 44.4 +0.7pp
2014 43.7 +1.9pp
2013 41.8 -1.2pp
2012 43 +0.5pp
2011 42.5 +1.5pp
2010 41 +4.8pp
2009 36.2 +2.2pp
2008 34 +2pp
2007 32 +0.8pp
2006 31.2 +1.9pp
2005 29.3 +1.4pp
2004 27.9 +1.9pp
2003 26 -0.2pp
2002 26.2 +2pp
2001 24.2 +2.4pp

About this Dataset

Bangladesh recorded 39.2 % of GDP in 2020. The latest change was +0.2pp. Across 1974–2020 the series ranges from 1.9 in 1975 to 44.4 in 2015.

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Bangladesh from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Bangladesh from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1974–2020 (47 observations).

The series peaked at 44.4 % of GDP in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.9 in 1975. The latest reading of 39.2 in 2020 represents a change of +0.2pp.