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When did Bangladesh overtake Pakistan in GDP?

2019: Bangladesh overtook Pakistan in GDP. Bangladesh leads in 2025. Annual GDP in current US dollars.

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  • Bangladesh: $65.11B in 2004, $456.32B in 2025 (7.0× higher). It peaked at $460.13B in 2022.
  • Pakistan: $132.22B in 2004, $407.31B in 2025 (3.1× higher).

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Bangladesh overtook Pakistan in 2019 in the annual GDP series. The change is visible between consecutive observations: in 2018, Bangladesh stood at $321.36 billion, against Pakistan at $356.13 billion. In 2019, the order reversed, with Bangladesh at $351.23 billion and Pakistan at $320.91 billion. This is the most recent upward crossing by Bangladesh in the available record.

By 2025, Bangladesh was ahead: Bangladesh recorded $456.32 billion and Pakistan $407.31 billion. These World Bank figures measure total GDP in current US dollars. Exchange-rate movements and price changes can affect the ranking; this is neither a comparison of real economic growth nor a purchasing-power-adjusted measure of living standards.

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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), GDP in current US$, current US$ billions. Retrieved November 5, 2026. Crossings compare adjacent annual observations; the highlighted year is the most recent upward crossing in this series. GDP is nominal, in current US dollars, not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power adjusted.

Bangladesh overtakes Pakistan, GDP, current US$ billions, 2004–2025, 2004–2025
Date🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇵🇰 Pakistan
2004$65.11B$132.22B
2005$69.48B$145.21B
2006$71.80B$161.87B
2007$79.61B$184.14B
2008$91.64B$202.20B
2009$102.48B$187.34B
2010$115.28B$196.71B
2011$128.61B$230.59B
2012$133.31B$250.11B
2013$150.00B$258.66B
2014$172.89B$271.39B
2015$195.15B$299.96B
2016$265.23B$313.63B
2017$293.73B$339.21B
2018$321.36B$356.13B
2019$351.23B$320.91B
2020$373.98B$300.43B
2021$416.27B$348.52B
2022$460.13B$374.89B
2023$437.42B$336.69B
2024$450.12B$371.75B
2025$456.32B$407.31B

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When did Bangladesh overtake Pakistan in GDP?

Bangladesh overtook Pakistan in 2019 in the annual GDP series. Bangladesh was below Pakistan in 2018 and above it in 2019. Earlier upward crossings by Bangladesh in this record occurred in 1973.

Which has the larger GDP in 2025?

By 2025, Bangladesh was ahead: Bangladesh recorded $456.32 billion and Pakistan $407.31 billion.

What does the GDP comparison measure?

These World Bank figures measure total GDP in current US dollars. Exchange-rate movements and price changes can affect the ranking; this is neither a comparison of real economic growth nor a purchasing-power-adjusted measure of living standards.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), GDP in current US$, current US$ billions. Retrieved November 5, 2026. Crossings compare adjacent annual observations; the highlighted year is the most recent upward crossing in this series. GDP is nominal, in current US dollars, not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power adjusted. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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