Bangladesh’s economic growth slowed for the third consecutive fiscal year during July 2024-June 2025, with GDP expanding by 3.49 percent — the lowest rate recorded in the post-Covid recovery period.
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published the final GDP estimates on its website on 26 February, revising the growth rate down from the provisional 3.97 percent. The final figure is 48 basis points lower than the earlier estimate.
The latest data highlight a clear downward trend over the past three fiscal years. GDP growth stood at 7.10% in fiscal year 2022 before easing to 5.78% in fiscal year 2023 and further to 4.22% in fiscal year 2024. The 3.49% growth recorded in fiscal year 2025 confirms a steady deceleration in economic momentum.
With this revision, the current growth rate is the weakest since fiscal year 2020, when the economy expanded by 3.45% during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bd-pratidin English/TR
