Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 10.06 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Bangladesh, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Bangladesh is 10.06 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 34.25 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.96 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1971.
Bangladesh ranks 130th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 17.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +779.6% |
| 1973 | 19.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 19.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 19.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 10.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.3% |
| 1977 | 22.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +117.2% |
| 1978 | 25.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 22.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 34.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +55.5% |
| 1981 | 20.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -39.4% |
| 1982 | 26.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 1983 | 19.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 1984 | 21.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 17.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1986 | 16.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 16.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 14.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 16.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 14.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 20.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 1992 | 14.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 1993 | 11.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 12.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 10.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 9.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 9.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 9.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 8.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 9.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 7.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 6.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 8.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 7.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 7.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 7.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 12.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +58.1% |
| 2009 | 8.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 9.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 9.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 9.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 8.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 8.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 10.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 12.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 12.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 9.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 10.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 10.06 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.86 constant 2024 US$ per person, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 10.06 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 17.95 constant 2024 US$ per person, 56% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +779.6% | 1.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 17.26 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1977 | +117.2% | 10.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | 22.08 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | 34.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | 20.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 127 Dominican Republic 13.31 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 128 Cuba 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 129 Venezuela 12.88 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 131 Cayman Islands 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 132 Brunei 9.42 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 133 Nigeria 9.28 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Bangladesh was 10.06 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 34.25 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 130th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.