Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 5.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Bangladesh, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 5.2% for getting credit: credit registry coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 62.5% on the previous year and up 477.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Bangladesh peaked at 5.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
Bangladesh ranks 73rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -42.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +255.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +62.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Bangladesh?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Bangladesh was 5.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 477.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.