# Bangladesh → India economic convergence

Indicator: GDP per capita (PPP) (constant 2021 international $)
Latest shared data: 2025
Bangladesh: $8,677
India: $10,039
Bangladesh is at 86% of India.

## Scenario

Bangladesh annual growth: 4.9% (trailing 10-year average)
India annual growth: 4.8% (trailing 10-year average)

## Result

If Bangladesh grew 4.9% a year and India 4.8% a year, Bangladesh would catch up with India on GDP per capita (PPP) in about 152 years, around 2178. This is a scenario, not a forecast.

| Year | Bangladesh | India |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 2026 | $9,102 | $10,521 |
| 2031 | $11,561 | $13,300 |
| 2036 | $14,685 | $16,814 |
| 2041 | $18,654 | $21,256 |
| 2046 | $23,694 | $26,871 |
| 2051 | $30,097 | $33,969 |
| 2056 | $38,229 | $42,943 |
| 2061 | $48,560 | $54,287 |
| 2066 | $61,681 | $68,629 |
| 2071 | $78,348 | $86,759 |
| 2076 | $99,519 | $109,678 |
| 2081 | $126,411 | $138,652 |
| 2086 | $160,569 | $175,280 |
| 2091 | $203,957 | $221,584 |
| 2096 | $259,070 | $280,120 |
| 2101 | $329,075 | $354,120 |
| 2106 | $417,996 | $447,669 |
| 2111 | $530,945 | $565,931 |
| 2116 | $674,414 | $715,435 |
| 2121 | $856,652 | $904,434 |
| 2126 | $1,088,132 | $1,143,360 |

## Links

- Explore this scenario: https://mountaintoclimb.com/?chaser=BGD&target=IND&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&cg=0.049&tmode=growing&tg=0.048&baseYear=2023&adjC=0&adjT=0
- Chart (SVG): https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/chart.svg?chaser=BGD&target=IND&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.049&target_growth_rate=0.048&base_year=2023
- JSON: https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/convergence?chaser=BGD&target=IND&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.049&target_growth_rate=0.048&base_year=2023
- Methodology: https://mountaintoclimb.com/methodology
- Canonical: https://mountaintoclimb.com/compare/bangladesh/india

Source: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD. A scenario, not a forecast: the result follows only from the stated growth rates.