BGD · Asia
Bangladesh
Basic data — Bangladesh, Asia.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Risque élevé
5.1 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 2.9
- Economy 5.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 1.5
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Population
- 169,828,911 inh.
- Area
- 147,570 km²
- Currency
- BDT
- Regime
- Westminster system
Executive in office
Head of State
Mohammad Shahabuddin
Head of Government
Muhammad Yunus
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
450 G$
GDP / capita
2,593 $
Growth
4.2 %
Inflation
10.5 %
Unemployment
3.8 %
Defense / GDP
0.9 %
Life expectancy
74.9 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.16/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
40/100
Corruption (CPI)
23/100
Press freedom (RSF)
35/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
55 Md$
Imports
76 Md$
Balance
-21 Md$
Top exports
- 84.0% Vêtements + textile 46 Md$
Top imports
- 14.0% Coton + tissus 11 Md$
- 8.0% Pétrole raffiné 6 Md$
Export partners
-
États-Unis
18.0%
-
Allemagne
13.0%
-
Royaume-Uni
9.0%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
30%
-
GBR
32%
-
FRA
36%
-
DEU
36%
-
RUS
60%
-
CHN
70%
-
IND
71%
Abstention: 23%
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
-
2026
Législatives (post-révolution)
Last election
-
2024-01-07
Législatives boycottées
Sheikh Hasina (Awami League)
-
2024-08
Révolution étudiante
Chute Hasina
Last institutional rupture Révolution civile août 2024 (chute Hasina)
Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR
HDI
0.67/1
Top 10% (wealth)
41.0 %
Gini
32.4
Refugees hosted
950,000
Rohingyas depuis 2017
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Israël
- Kosovo
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