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Bangladesh Foreign direct investment

The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31

Latest · 20241.28B
Previous · 20231.47B
Highest · 20152.83B
Lowest · 1979-8.01M

Bangladesh's foreign direct investment stands at 1.28B as of 2024-12-31, down from 1.47B in 2023. Historical data runs from 1972 to 2024 (53 observations).

Recent trend

In 2024, Bangladesh's foreign direct investment was 1.28B, down from 1.47B in 2023.

In 2023, Bangladesh's foreign direct investment was 1.47B, down from 1.60B in 2022.

In 2022, Bangladesh's foreign direct investment was 1.60B, down from 1.72B in 2021.

In 2021, Bangladesh's foreign direct investment was 1.72B, up from 1.53B in 2020.

In 2020, Bangladesh's foreign direct investment was 1.53B, down from 1.91B in 2019.

Bangladesh Foreign direct investment — historical data

YearValueChange
20241.28B-190.74M
20231.47B-132.58M
20221.60B-122.78M
20211.72B+198.54M
20201.53B-382.73M
20191.91B-513.58M
20182.42B+611.23M
20171.81B-522.33M
20162.33B-498.43M
20152.83B+291.96M
20142.54B-63.77M
20132.60B+1.02B
20121.58B+319.68M
20111.26B+32.47M
20101.23B+330.97M
2009901.29M-427.14M
20081.33B+677.39M
2007651.03M+194.51M
2006456.52M-356.80M
2005813.32M+364.42M
2004448.91M+180.62M
2003268.29M+215.98M
200252.30M-26.22M
200178.53M-201.86M
2000280.38M+100.78M
1999179.60M-10.46M
1998190.06M+50.68M
1997139.38M+125.85M
199613.53M+11.63M
19951.90M-9.25M
199411.15M-2.90M
199314.05M+10.33M
19923.72M+2.33M
19911.39M-1.85M
19903.24M+2.99M
1989247,908-1.59M
19881.84M-1.37M
19873.21M+768,587
19862.44M+9.10M
1985-6.66M-6.11M
1984-553,269-957,248
1983403,979-6.56M
19826.96M+1.60M
19815.36M-3.15M
19808.51M+16.52M
1979-8.01M-15.71M
19787.70M+720,000
19776.98M+1.56M
19765.42M+3.88M
19751.54M-656,667
19742.20M-140,000
19732.34M+2.25M
197290,000

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Frequently asked questions

What is Bangladesh's foreign direct investment?

Bangladesh's foreign direct investment is 1.28B as of 2024-12-31, compared with 1.47B in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

What was the highest foreign direct investment in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value is 2.83B (2015); the lowest is -8.01M (1979), across data from 1972 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.