Bangladesh’s per capita income has reached $3,020 in the outgoing financial year 2025-26 from $2,769 in FY 25, according to the provisional estimate released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.
In local currency terms, per capita income now stands at Tk 3,68,873.
Per capita income does not represent an individual’s actual earnings. Rather, it is calculated by dividing a country’s total national income, including domestic income and remittances earned abroad, by its population.
Per capita income has increased for the third consecutive year, according to BBS data, noting that the country’s per capita income rose to $3,020 in FY26, up from $2,769 in FY25 and $2,738 in FY24.
According to the BBS data, the size of the economy at current market prices is estimated at $501 billion, up from $456 billion in the previous fiscal.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led government’s economic agenda included a target of transforming Bangladesh into a $1 trillion economy by 2034. With the economy reaching about half a trillion dollars in financial year 2025-26, the country has crossed the halfway mark towards that goal.
The provisional estimates also demonstrated that the country’s economy expanded by 4.14 per cent at constant prices during FY26, improving from the 3.49 per cent growth recorded in the final accounts of FY25.
Moreover, per capita GDP also increased significantly to $2,866 in FY26 from Tk $2,625 a year earlier.
Sector-wise performance indicated that the services sector remained the main driver of economic growth, posting an estimated growth rate of 4.59 per cent, up from 4.35 per cent in FY25.
The agriculture sector registered a growth rate of 2.78 per cent in FY26, slightly higher than the 2.42 per cent recorded in FY25, reflecting continued resilience in farm production and related activities, said the BBS.
The industrial sector, however, grew by 2.86 per cent, lower than the 3.71 per cent growth achieved in FY25.
The provisional estimates also stated a modest decline in investment and savings indicators.
The investment-to-GDP ratio is estimated at 27.93 per cent in FY26, compared with 28.54 per cent in the previous fiscal year.
Moreover, in FY26, domestic savings declined slightly to 21.38 per cent of GDP from 21.98 per cent of FY25, while national savings fell to 26.93 per cent in FY26 from 27.67 per cent.
According to the BBS, the estimates were prepared on the basis of a projected population of 174.81 million and the calculations used an average exchange rate of Tk 122.14 per US dollar, based on the average exchange rate during the first nine months of FY26, as reported by the Bangladesh Bank.
The latest provisional figures indicated continued expansion of Bangladesh’s economy, with rising per capita income and a larger GDP despite slower industrial growth and a slight moderation in investment and savings ratios.
