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People's Republic of Bangladesh · Southern Asia

Position of Bangladesh on a world map

At a glance

CapitalDhaka
Most common first languageBengali98.8% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageBengali
CurrencyBangladeshi taka
Drives on theleft
Highest pointMowdok tiang1,054 m
Biggest category of goods exportedmanufactured goods94% of goods exports, 2018
Services share of exports16.1%of everything sold abroad, 2025
Internet domain.bd

Facts about Bangladesh

Bangladesh exports more jute and jute goods than any other, even though a bigger neighbour actually grows more of the crop.

Source: en.wikipedia.org · checked 2026-08-08

Bangladesh by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.176m (2025)8th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$456bn (2025)37th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.130k km² (2023)95th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$4.03bn (2024)51st
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$50.7bn (2025)65th
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.188m (2024)9th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.18.8k km² (2023)113th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.94.0k km² (2023)76th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.124 Mt (2024)36th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.58.4m (2025)15th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.74.9 years (2024)99th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$2,597 (2025)162nd
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.53.4% (2024)146th
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.8.8% (2025)27th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.3.8% (2025)121st
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.33.2% (2025)180th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.2.14 (2024)94th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.0.94% of GDP (2024)119th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.28.0% of GDP (2025)178th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.0.71 t (2024)150th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.685 (2023)130th
of 193

Land borders

🇮🇳 India🇲🇲 Myanmar

Bangladesh shares these with other countries

Drives on the left 60Has a coast and land neighbours 115Is a member of the commonwealth 55Mainly exports manufactured goods 83Is in southern asia 9

Bangladesh in the Daily Ceteris

Questions from the daily puzzle where the answer is Bangladesh.

Which country exports more jute and jute goods than any other, even though a bigger neighbour actually grows more of the crop?

India harvests more raw jute but keeps most of it for its own protected packaging industry, leaving Bangladesh, which exports the bulk of what it grows, as the world's leading jute exporter. source

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