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Bangladesh — Central government deficit

millions of BDT · Annual · 1970–2021 · 43 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The latest central government deficit reading for Bangladesh was −996.26B BDT in 2021. The previous reading was −1.25T BDT in 2020; the period change was +255.17B BDT. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.82% in 2021.

-1.50T-1.00T-500.00B0500.00B197020152021BDTSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2012–2021

PeriodValue
2021-996.26B BDT
2020-1.25T BDT
2019-1.16T BDT
2018-933.29B BDT
2017-683.27B BDT
5 earlier values, back to 2012
2016-253.61B BDT
2015-238.62B BDT
2014-119.43B BDT
20139.40B BDT
2012-16.16B BDT
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.