Bangladesh — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1959–2025 · 67 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The government consumption reading for Bangladesh was 5.8% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 5.91% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.11 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 5.9% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2012–2025

PeriodValue
20255.8 % of GDP
20245.91 % of GDP
20235.67 % of GDP
20225.7 % of GDP
20215.88 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2012
20205.97 % of GDP
20196.24 % of GDP
20185.96 % of GDP
20176.02 % of GDP
20165.87 % of GDP
20155.38 % of GDP
20145.32 % of GDP
20135.1 % of GDP
20125.03 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.