Bangladesh BangladeshSouth Asia

Bangladesh: 37th largest economy, 53rd in military spending

Head of state Mohammad ShahabuddinHead of government Tarique RahmanCapital Dhaka
Population176M#8 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$456B#37 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$2.6k#148 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output205 TWh#47 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$4B#53 of 167 in the world · 2024

Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.

Attacks reported

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≥ 97 events in or near Bangladesh, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Mymensingh, Bangladesh (general), Bangladesh · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Rajabari, Bangladesh (general), Bangladesh · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Turag River, Bangladesh (general), Bangladesh · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Goalpara, Bangladesh (general), Bangladesh · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

176M people, 33% in cities

  • Population176M2025
  • Population growth1.2%2025
  • Urban population33.2%2025
  • Land area130k km²2023

A $456B economy, $2.6k per person

  • GDP$456B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$1.8T2025
  • GDP per person$2.6k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$10.2k2025
  • GDP growth3.5%2025

Fuels are 1% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP11.1%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP16.8%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports1.1%2018
  • Exports of goods and services$50.7B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$76.8B2025

Fossil fuel output of 205 TWh

Oilmade 2.6 TWhused 160 TWh
Gasmade 197 TWhused 273 TWh
Coalmade 5.5 TWhused 89 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)205 TWh2024
  • Primary energy consumption529 TWh2024
  • Energy use per person3.0 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation103 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels97.9%2025

Spends $4B on its military, 0.9% of GDP

  • Military spending$4B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP0.9%2024
  • Armed forces personnel227k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$75M2024
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$2M1984

What Bangladesh's leaders said lately

2 statements on record, newest first

  • Representative of Bangladesh, Representative · 21 Octpolicy announcement
    The sovereign right is real, but it is a right exercised under law — not above it. source ↗
  • Representative of Bangladesh, Representative · 21 Octaccusation
    Myanmar first denied the Rohingya the protection of nationality and then expelled them as a group source ↗

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.