Country profile · Edition 1

🇧🇩Bangladesh

Asia

Score

37.0

Rank

46 of 46

Overview

Bangladesh ranks 46th of 46 economies, with a score of 37.0 out of 100. It is 11th of 11 ranked economies in Asia.

Strongest: Government support (83); Consumer protection and Financial education (75). Weakest: Credit access (13); Youth education and Innovation (17).

Dimension scores

Credit literacy19.0

Credit access13.1

Financial inclusion39.6

Digital banking33.9

Innovation16.7

Consumer protection75.0

Government support83.3

Financial education75.0

Youth education16.7

Public awareness50.0

Dimensions with no score are left out of the overall score, never counted as zero.

Not yet measured: Reporting transparency, Alternative infrastructure.

Survey indicators

19%19% of adults answered at least 3 of 4 financial concepts correctly (S&P Global FinLit, 2014)

13.1%13% of adults borrowed from a formal institution or via mobile money in the past year (Findex, 2024)

43.3%43% of adults have an account (Findex, 2024)

35.8%36% could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (Findex, 2024)

33.9%34% of adults made or received a digital payment (Findex, 2024)

Youth education policy: none

Financial education is not part of the mandatory school curriculum. There is no standalone course or graduation requirement. Young people are mentioned in the national strategy but not as a priority, or the strategy has expired.

Policy dimensions record whether a policy exists, not how well it works.