BangladeshSouth Asia
Bangladesh: 37th largest economy, 53rd in military spending
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
attack log →≥ 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
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 1984-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.