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Bangladesh: investment climate and market data

Bangladesh scores 46 out of 100 on the Invest Global investability score (elevated), ranking 154 of 199 countries. Its strongest pillar is macro and financial stability (75) and its weakest is institutions and rule of law (32).

46/ 100 · Elevated · grade C · High confidence
GDP
$456 billion
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
3.5%
2025 · World Bank
Inflation
8.8%
2025 · World Bank
FDI inflows
0.4% of GDP
2025 · World Bank
Government debt
42% of GDP
2025 · IMF
Reserves
3.9 months of imports
2025 · World Bank
Population
175.7 million
2025 · World Bank
GDP per person
$2,597
2025 · World Bank

Why Bangladesh scores 46

Institutions and rule of law25%32
Openness to foreign investment20%50
Macro and financial stability18%75
Political stability and security10%35
Growth and upside12%47
Market depth and infrastructure15%34

Six weighted pillars from World Bank, OECD and IMF indicators. See the method, weights and every country.

Openness to foreign investors

The OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for Bangladesh is 0.09 on a scale from 0 (fully open) to 1 (closed), as of 2025. That is moderately open, with some sector limits.

Where Bangladesh is most exposed by sector

Industrials and Manufacturing
92
High exposure
Telecommunications
72
High exposure
Infrastructure and Logistics
65
High exposure
Agriculture and Food
54
Moderate exposure

Exposure scores show how important each sector is to the economy, not how attractive it is to invest in. Browse all sectors.

Natural resources

3 mines and deposits are mapped in Bangladesh. Power capacity is 12 GW. See the minerals, mines and power plants.

Go deeper on Bangladesh

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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Sources: World Bank WDI and WGI, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD. Data as of 2026-10-09.