Bangladesh vs Pakistan
Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 10% a year in Bangladesh and 4.5% a year in Pakistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 5.5 percentage points, or 2.23 times that in Pakistan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2025, Bangladesh ranked 19 and Pakistan ranked 42 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bangladesh at 5.5% a year and Pakistan at 6.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Bangladesh | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 9.7 | 23.4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 8.9 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 10.7 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 4.5 |
| 2014 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| 2013 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | 8.9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8.8 | 13.7 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | 6.7 | 19.6 |
| 2008 | 9.9 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7.2 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 7.2 | 7.9 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 9.3 |
| 2004 | 8.1 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | 8.9 | 5.7 |
| 1998 | 6.7 | 7.8 |
| 1997 | 2.7 | 11.8 |
| 1996 | 6.8 | 10.8 |
| 1995 | 8.9 | 13 |
| 1994 | 4.6 | 11.3 |
| 1993 | 3.3 | 9.8 |
| 1992 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 9.3 | 12.6 |
| 1990 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| 1989 | 9.2 | 7.9 |
| 1988 | 10.2 | 8.8 |
| 1987 | 10.5 | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 10.3 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 10.4 | 5.6 |
| 1984 | 10 | 6.1 |
| 1983 | 11.1 | 6.4 |
| 1982 | 13.7 | 5.9 |
| 1981 | 14.9 | 12 |
| 1980 | 7.7 | 11.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Bangladesh | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.7 | 7.1 |
| 2027 | 10.9 | 9.9 |
| 2028 | 10.1 | 7 |
| 2029 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| 2030 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 2031 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025