Bangladesh’s annual inflation rate slowed to 9.74% in April 2024 from 9.81% in the previous month. Main downward pressure came from housing & utilities (9.9% vs 11.93%), furnishings, household equipment, & routine maintenance of the house (11.34% vs 13.61%), and recreation & culture (10.65% vs 17.23%). Meanwhile, prices increased at a faster pace for food & non-alcoholic beverages (10.22% vs 9.87%), transport (6.48% vs 8.23%), clothing & footwear (9.55% vs 9.37%), health (13.69% vs 2.16%), and miscellaneous goods & services (14.12% vs 9.69%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices eased 0.57% in April from 1.26% in the prior month. source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Inflation Rate in Bangladesh decreased to 9.74 percent in April from 9.81 percent in March of 2024. Inflation Rate in Bangladesh averaged 6.52 percent from 1994 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 12.72 percent in December of 1998 and a record low of -0.03 percent in December of 1996. This page provides the latest reported value for - Bangladesh Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Bangladesh Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2024.

Inflation Rate in Bangladesh decreased to 9.74 percent in April from 9.81 percent in March of 2024. Inflation Rate in Bangladesh is expected to be 8.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bangladesh Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 5.00 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-04-12 03:20 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Mar 9.81% 9.67% 9.0%
2024-05-14 01:50 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Apr 9.74% 9.81% 9.95%
2024-06-17 09:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
May 9.74%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 122.30 121.60 points Apr 2024
CPI Transportation 119.17 119.20 points Apr 2024
Food Inflation 10.22 9.87 percent Apr 2024
GDP Deflator 137.95 130.84 points Dec 2023
Inflation Rate YoY 9.74 9.81 percent Apr 2024
Inflation Rate MoM 0.57 1.26 percent Apr 2024

Bangladesh Inflation Rate
In Bangladesh, the most important categories in the consumer price index are food, non-alcoholic beverages and tobacco (59 percent of the total weight) and gross rent, fuel and lighting (17 percent). The index also includes: clothing and footwear (7 percent); transport and communication (4 percent), recreation, entertainment, education & cultural services (4 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (4 percent); medical care and health expenses (3 percent) and furnishing (3 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.74 9.81 12.72 -0.03 1994 - 2024 percent Monthly
2005/06=100, NSA


News Stream
Bangladesh Inflation Rate Slows in April
Bangladesh’s annual inflation rate slowed to 9.74% in April 2024 from 9.81% in the previous month. Main downward pressure came from housing & utilities (9.9% vs 11.93%), furnishings, household equipment, & routine maintenance of the house (11.34% vs 13.61%), and recreation & culture (10.65% vs 17.23%). Meanwhile, prices increased at a faster pace for food & non-alcoholic beverages (10.22% vs 9.87%), transport (6.48% vs 8.23%), clothing & footwear (9.55% vs 9.37%), health (13.69% vs 2.16%), and miscellaneous goods & services (14.12% vs 9.69%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices eased 0.57% in April from 1.26% in the prior month.
2024-05-14
Bangladesh Inflation Rate Picks Up in March
Bangladesh’s annual inflation rate rose to 9.81% in March 2024, accelerating from 9.67% in the previous month. Main upward pressure came from food & non-alcoholic beverages (9.87% vs 9.44% in February), clothing & footwear (9.37% vs 9.1%), housing & utilities (11.93% vs 10.91%), recreation & culture (17.23% vs 16.79%), and miscellaneous goods & services (9.69% vs 9.23%). Conversely, prices slowed for transport (6.48% vs 6.85%) and furnishings, household equipment, & routine maintenance of the house (13.61% vs 13.63%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 1.26% in March, the most in six months, from 0.41% in the preceding month.
2024-04-12
Bangladesh Inflation Rate Eases in February
Inflation rate in Bangladesh eased slightly to 9.67% in February 2024 from 9.86% in January, amid a general softening in consumer prices across various categories. Inflation slowed slightly for food (9.44% vs 9.56%), housing and utilities (10.91% vs 10.92%), clothing and footwear (9.1% vs 9.26%), transportation (6.85% vs 6.92%), recreation and culture (16.79% vs 16.97%), miscellaneous goods and services (9.23% vs 9.52%) and health (2.14% vs 2.25%). Compared to the previous month, the CPI went up 0.41%, following a 1.01% rise in January.
2024-03-14