{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bd-stock-market-cap-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-stock-market-cap-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-stock-market-cap-gdp/","title":"Bangladesh Stock Market Capitalisation (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Bangladesh's Stock Market Capitalisation (% of GDP): 5.7 % of GDP in 2025, -13.8pp YoY. World Bank (CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS), 1993–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","World Bank","Bangladesh","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bangladesh","temporal_coverage":"1993/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bangladesh Stock Market Capitalisation (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS?locations=BD"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1993–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"30"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bangladesh"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bangladesh (2025)","value":"5.7","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-13.8pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-13.8pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"30","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bangladesh Stock Market Capitalisation (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":30,"observations":[{"period":"1993","value":1.39930269483832},{"period":"1994","value":3.02025598095213},{"period":"1995","value":5.07704996083504},{"period":"1996","value":15.8952432273629},{"period":"1997","value":5.74225240190444},{"period":"1998","value":4.06033387402894},{"period":"1999","value":3.04578241191292},{"period":"2000","value":4.10752995306577},{"period":"2001","value":1.81195893415529},{"period":"2002","value":27.2129921496854},{"period":"2005","value":4.74928024229449},{"period":"2006","value":5.36286721925589},{"period":"2007","value":10.9691992958956},{"period":"2008","value":12.7907617406419},{"period":"2009","value":20.4234180941606},{"period":"2010","value":36.1020820041211},{"period":"2011","value":37.0892339567701},{"period":"2013","value":34.1059370512267},{"period":"2014","value":39.5969990649654},{"period":"2015","value":33.5567501494932},{"period":"2016","value":26.5508730809515},{"period":"2017","value":29.3392000067805},{"period":"2018","value":24.0819788267218},{"period":"2019","value":18.3401778158872},{"period":"2020","value":24.0049718864107},{"period":"2021","value":26.2482228968323},{"period":"2022","value":25.0428850552811},{"period":"2023","value":25.5037744630994},{"period":"2024","value":19.537401350526},{"period":"2025","value":5.74540547913575}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"-13.8pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"19.5","yoyChange":"-6.0pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"25.5","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"25.0","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"26.2","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"24.0","yoyChange":"+5.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"18.3","yoyChange":"-5.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"24.1","yoyChange":"-5.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"29.3","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"26.6","yoyChange":"-7.0pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"33.6","yoyChange":"-6.0pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"39.6","yoyChange":"+5.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"34.1","yoyChange":"-3.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"37.1","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"36.1","yoyChange":"+15.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"20.4","yoyChange":"+7.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"12.8","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"+5.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"-22.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks listed domestic stock market capitalisation as a share of GDP in Bangladesh from 1990 to present. This is the headline capital market development metric. 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 1993–2025 (30 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 39.6 % of GDP in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.4 in 1993. The latest reading of 5.7 in 2025 represents a change of -13.8pp."}]}