Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh managed to stem the downturn in its tax-to-GDP ratio last fiscal year with the proportion having edged up by 0.08-percentage point notwithstanding sluggish investment and economic activity, and waning purchasing power of both individuals and businesses.

Advertisement As per the provisional revenue-mobilisation data from the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the tax-to-GDP ratio stood at 6.78 per cent in FY2025-26, compared to 6.70 per cent a year earlier.

However, the ratio slipped last year from 7.20 per cent in FY24.

The calculation is based only on the NBR's provisional tax-collection figures. The ratio may change once data on non-tax revenue and revenue collected by agencies other than the NBR are ...