And $100 in China buys what $54.13 buys in Bangladesh. Prices across Bangladesh's economy average 54% of China's, so a dollar goes 85% further in Bangladesh.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Bangladesh
China
Economy
Population
175.7 million
1.41 billion
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$456 billion
$19.5 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$2,597
$13,862
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$10,154
$29,333
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
26%
47%
A US dollar goes as far as
$3.91 in the US
$2.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$6.17 a day2022 survey · $2,252 a year · consumption
$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Bangladesh
China
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$1.78 trillion
$41.3 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
30.92Bangladeshi taka
3.398Chinese yuan
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$2,840
$14,230
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$10,710
$29,160
World Bank income groups: Bangladesh, lower middle income; China, upper middle income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.