Bangladesh, Nov. 7 -- Bangladesh could gain an additional $12.3 billion in GDP over the next 10 years through artificial intelligence (AI), but only 12% of young people surveyed currently use the technology for work, exposing a major skills gap that could hold back the economic opportunity, a new Commonwealth report has found.
The country ranks 21st among 56 Commonwealth nations in the 2026 Commonwealth Youth AI Readiness Index, scoring 48.7 out of 100, below the readiness benchmark of 53.
Published by the Ayre Think Tank, the index identifies Bangladesh as having the largest estimated AI-related economic opportunity among 41 Commonwealth countries that fall short of the benchmark.
The report estimates that AI could contribute an additio...