Bangladesh Inflation Rate

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

8.29

Units In

8.17

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 15, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 5 Days 3 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
16 Sep 2011	-0.03 Dec 1996	6.78 %	1994-2025	Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

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 (16.9 percent). The index also includes: clothing and footwear (6.9 percent); transport and communication (4.2 percent), recreation, entertainment, education & cultural services (4.1 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (3.6 percent); medical care and health expenses (2.8 percent) and furnishing (2.7 percent).

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Bangladesh rose to 8.29% in November 2025, picking up from a more than three-year low of 8.17% in the previous month. The upturn was primarily driven by higher prices in food and non-alcoholic beverages (7.36% vs 7.08% in October), transport (7.38% vs 6.8%), communication (8.49% vs 8.41%), education (8.42% vs 8.38%), and miscellaneous goods and services (18.54% vs 17.42%). In contrast, costs increased at a softer pace for housing (7.62% vs 7.81%), alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (12.1% vs 12.67%), clothing and footwear (12.43% vs 13.57%), furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (7.46% vs 7.79%), health (4.05% vs 4.09%), recreation and culture (8.29% vs 8.45%), and restaurants and hotels (10.37% vs 10.44%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.39%, reversing a 1.89% rise in the previous month.