Bangladesh - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Bangladesh was 5.55 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.40 in 2011 and a minimum value of 2.01 in 2001.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1987 9.87
1988 7.41
1989 6.05
1990 6.13
1991 6.36
1992 3.63
1993 3.01
1994 5.31
1995 10.30
1996 2.38
1997 5.31
1998 8.40
1999 6.11
2000 2.21
2001 2.01
2002 3.33
2003 5.67
2004 7.59
2005 7.05
2006 6.77
2007 9.11
2008 8.90
2009 5.42
2010 8.13
2011 11.40
2012 6.22
2013 7.53
2014 6.99
2015 6.19
2016 5.51
2017 5.70
2018 5.54
2019 5.59
2020 5.69
2021 5.55

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Bangladesh was 4.09 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.57 in 1975 and a minimum value of -17.63 in 1976.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 6.26
1962 0.02
1963 5.16
1964 -8.74
1965 7.93
1966 6.30
1967 14.79
1968 -5.77
1969 11.83
1970 0.51
1971 2.96
1972 4.40
1973 61.41
1974 44.54
1975 80.57
1976 -17.63
1977 -3.21
1978 25.62
1979 12.56
1980 17.56
1981 9.89
1982 9.86
1983 8.49
1984 7.88
1985 18.50
1986 8.25
1987 11.12
1988 7.50
1989 8.34
1990 6.53
1991 2.73
1992 2.58
1993 0.16
1994 3.97
1995 7.14
1996 19.14
1997 3.80
1998 4.74
1999 3.78
2000 3.45
2001 3.26
2002 3.89
2003 5.82
2004 4.56
2005 4.59
2006 5.88
2007 6.47
2008 7.86
2009 6.76
2010 7.14
2011 7.86
2012 8.16
2013 7.17
2014 5.67
2015 5.87
2016 6.73
2017 6.28
2018 5.60
2019 4.46
2020 4.09

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Bangladesh was 4.09 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 8.16 in 2012 and 0.16 in 1993.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 6.53
1991 2.73
1992 2.58
1993 0.16
1994 3.97
1995 7.14
1996 4.23
1997 3.80
1998 4.74
1999 3.78
2000 3.45
2001 3.26
2002 3.89
2003 5.82
2004 4.56
2005 4.59
2006 5.88
2007 6.47
2008 7.86
2009 6.76
2010 7.14
2011 7.86
2012 8.16
2013 7.17
2014 5.67
2015 5.87
2016 6.73
2017 6.28
2018 5.60
2019 4.46
2020 4.09

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices