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Snapshot
Bangladesh
Ranked 20 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 9.4 out of 100.
Down 1 ranking in 2024 for comprehensive power.
Gained 0.3 points (+4% change) in overall score.
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Analysis
Bangladesh is a minor power in Asia.
Bangladesh’s score rose by 0.3 points in 2024, although it was overtaken by Cambodia and now ranks 20th for overall power in Asia.
Bangladesh performs best in future resources, where it ranks 15th.
Bangladesh’s lowest ranking measure is economic relationships, in which it places 23rd.
The country declined by one rank in the future resources, defence networks and diplomatic influence measures.
Bangladesh exerts less influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country’s negative power gap score, which grew in 2024 due to relative gains in the resources measures.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
Annual changes
Bilateral Influence
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2022)
Countries that influence Bangladesh
Globally, which countries does Bangladesh do most of its trade with?
Countries influenced by Bangladesh
Which countries in the region rely most on trade with Bangladesh?
Scores
Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
20th −1
9.4
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