Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bangladesh's foreign direct investment stands at 1.85B as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.28B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1972 to 2025 (54 observations).
In 2025, Bangladesh's foreign direct investment was 1.85B, up from 1.28B in 2024.
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.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.85B | +568.26M |
| 2024 | 1.28B | -190.74M |
| 2023 | 1.47B | -132.58M |
| 2022 | 1.60B | -122.78M |
| 2021 | 1.72B | +198.54M |
| 2020 | 1.53B | -382.73M |
| 2019 | 1.91B | -513.58M |
| 2018 | 2.42B | +611.23M |
| 2017 | 1.81B | -522.33M |
| 2016 | 2.33B | -498.43M |
| 2015 | 2.83B | +291.96M |
| 2014 | 2.54B | -63.77M |
| 2013 | 2.60B | +1.02B |
| 2012 | 1.58B | +319.68M |
| 2011 | 1.26B | +32.47M |
| 2010 | 1.23B | +330.97M |
| 2009 | 901.29M | -427.14M |
| 2008 | 1.33B | +677.39M |
| 2007 | 651.03M | +194.51M |
| 2006 | 456.52M | -356.80M |
| 2005 | 813.32M | +364.42M |
| 2004 | 448.91M | +180.62M |
| 2003 | 268.29M | +215.98M |
| 2002 | 52.30M | -26.22M |
| 2001 | 78.53M | -201.86M |
| 2000 | 280.38M | +100.78M |
| 1999 | 179.60M | -10.46M |
| 1998 | 190.06M | +50.68M |
| 1997 | 139.38M | +125.85M |
| 1996 | 13.53M | +11.63M |
| 1995 | 1.90M | -9.25M |
| 1994 | 11.15M | -2.90M |
| 1993 | 14.05M | +10.33M |
| 1992 | 3.72M | +2.33M |
| 1991 | 1.39M | -1.85M |
| 1990 | 3.24M | +2.99M |
| 1989 | 247,908 | -1.59M |
| 1988 | 1.84M | -1.37M |
| 1987 | 3.21M | +768,587 |
| 1986 | 2.44M | +9.10M |
| 1985 | -6.66M | -6.11M |
| 1984 | -553,269 | -957,248 |
| 1983 | 403,979 | -6.56M |
| 1982 | 6.96M | +1.60M |
| 1981 | 5.36M | -3.15M |
| 1980 | 8.51M | +16.52M |
| 1979 | -8.01M | -15.71M |
| 1978 | 7.70M | +720,000 |
| 1977 | 6.98M | +1.56M |
| 1976 | 5.42M | +3.88M |
| 1975 | 1.54M | -656,667 |
| 1974 | 2.20M | -140,000 |
| 1973 | 2.34M | +2.25M |
| 1972 | 90,000 | — |
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Bangladesh's foreign direct investment is 1.85B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.28B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.83B (2015); the lowest is -8.01M (1979), across data from 1972 to 2025.
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