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Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves
Latest · 6 Sept 2026
31.47 US$ bn
Previous · 24 Aug 2026
32.61 US$ bn
Latest release
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at 31.47 US$ bn on 6 Sep 2026, down 1.14 US$ bn from 32.61 US$ bn on 24 Aug 2026. It is the lowest reading since 25 Jun 2026.
Computed automatically from the sourced series on this page — updates with each new release.
History
Source: Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh in context
Reserves, months of import cover · 2024
Bangladesh ranks third of six on reserve cover, 4.4 months below South Asia.
- Nepal13.0 months
- India7.5 months
- Bangladesh3.1 months
- Sri Lanka2.9 months
- Pakistan2.8 months
- Vietnam2.4 months
South Asia average · 7.5 months
Compared as months of import cover — the adequacy measure analysts rank on — rather than the dollar position above. World Bank annual series, the same basis for every economy.
Source: World Bank (Data360)
At a glance
| Latest | 31.47 US$ bn | 6 Sept 2026 |
| Previous | 32.61 US$ bn | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Highest in series | 33.2 US$ bn | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Lowest in series | 28.68 US$ bn | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Observations | 40 | 1 Jan 2026 – 6 Sept 2026 |
About this indicator
Foreign exchange reserves are the stock of foreign currency and gold Bangladesh Bank holds to pay for imports and defend the taka. Bangladesh publishes reserves on a ladder of definitions — gross reserves, the IMF’s BPM6 measure, and net usable reserves — and press reports frequently mix the rungs. This series follows the BPM6 measure consistently.
Reserves are conventionally judged in months of import cover. They move with the trade balance, remittance inflows, external debt service, and IMF programme disbursements.
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