Bangladesh vs China

Bangladesh vs China: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 3.5% a year in Bangladesh and 5% a year in China, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 1.5 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Bangladesh.

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% a year · IMF

Bangladesh vs China: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 3.5% a year in Bangladesh and 5% a year in China, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 1.5 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Bangladesh.
BangladeshChinaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Bangladesh.
  • In 2025, Bangladesh ranked 68 and China ranked 33 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bangladesh at 3% a year and China at 3.3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBangladeshChina
20253.55
20244.25
20235.85.4
20227.13.1
20216.98.6
20203.42.3
20197.96.1
20187.36.8
20176.66.9
20167.16.8
20156.67
20146.17.5
201367.8
20126.57.8
20116.59.5
20105.610.6
200959.4
200869.6
20077.114.2
20066.712.7
20056.511.4
20045.210.1
20034.710.1
20023.89.2
20015.18.3
20005.38.6
19994.77.8
19985.27.9
19974.59.3
19964.610
19954.911
19944.113.1
19934.613.9
1992514.3
19913.310.2
19905.93.9
19892.64.2
19882.211.2
19873.711.7
19864.28.9
19853.213.5
19845.215.2
1983410.8
19822.49
19813.85.1
1980–7.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBangladeshChina
20263.64.5
20273.24
20282.24
20292.83.7
20302.93.3
203133.3

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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