Budget history of Bangladesh since 1972

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is set to place the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 in the Jatiya Sangsad tomorrow.

The upcoming budget will be the 55th national budget of Bangladesh.

Tajuddin Ahmed first presented the country’s budget in 1972 as finance minister of the post-independence government.

The FY27 budget will also mark the maiden budget of the incumbent finance minister after a landslide victory of the BNP in the parliamentary election held on February 12.

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A chronology of Bangladesh’s national budgets, along with total size and Annual Development Programme (ADP), is given below:

Fiscal Year – Finance Minister – Total Size – ADP

1. 1972-73 – Tajuddin Ahmed – Tk786 crore – Tk501 crore
2. 1973-74 – Tajuddin Ahmed – Tk995 crore – Tk525 crore
3. 1974-75 – Tajuddin Ahmed – Tk1,084 crore – Tk525 crore
4. 1975-76 – Dr Azizur Rahman Mollik – Tk1,549 crore –Tk950 crore
5. 1976-77 – Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman – Tk1,989 crore – Tk1,222 crore
6. 1977-78 – Lt Gen Ziaur Rahman – Tk2,184 crore – Tk1,278 crore
7. 1978-79 – President Ziaur Rahman – Tk2,499 crore – Tk1,446 crore
8. 1979-80 – Dr M N Huda – Tk3,317 crore – Tk2,123 crore
9. 1980-81 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk4,108 crore – Tk2,700 crore
10. 1981-82 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk4,677 crore – Tk3,015 crore
11. 1982-83 – A M A Muhith – Tk4,738 crore – Tk2,700 crore
12. 1983-84 – A M A Muhith – Tk5,896 crore – Tk3,483 crore
13. 1984-85 – M Sayeduzzaman – Tk6,699 crore – Tk3,896 crore
14. 1985-86 – M Sayeduzzaman – Tk7,138 crore – Tk3,825 crore
15. 1986-87 – M Sayeduzzaman – Tk8,504 crore – Tk4,764 crore
16. 1987-88 – M Sayeduzzaman – Tk8,527 crore – Tk5,046 crore
17. 1988-89 – Maj Gen Munim – Tk10,565 crore – Tk5,315 crore
18. 1989-90 – Dr Wahidul Haq – Tk12,703 crore – Tk5,803 crore
19. 1990-91 – Maj Gen Munim – Tk12,960 crore – Tk5,668 crore
20. 1991-92 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk15,584 crore – Tk7,500 crore
21. 1992-93 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk17,607 crore – Tk9,057 crore
22. 1993-94 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk19,050 crore – Tk9,750 crore
23. 1994-95 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk20,948 crore – Tk11,000 crore
24. 1995-96 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk23,170 crore – Tk12,100 crore
25. 1996-97 – SAMS Kibria – Tk24,603 crore – Tk12,500 crore
26. 1997-98 – SAMS Kibria – Tk27,786 crore – Tk12,800 crore
27. 1998-99 – SAMS Kibria – Tk29,537 crore – Tk13,600 crore
28. 1999-00 – SAMS Kibria – Tk34,252 crore – Tk12,477 crore
29. 2000-01 – SAMS Kibria – Tk38,524 crore – Tk17,500 crore
30. 2001-02 – SAMS Kibria – Tk42,306 crore – Tk19,000 crore
31. 2002-03 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk44,854 crore – Tk19,200 crore
32. 2003-04 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk51,980 crore – Tk20,300 crore
33. 2004-05 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk57,248 crore – Tk22,000 crore
34. 2005-06 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk61,058 crore – Tk23,626 crore
35. 2006-07 – M Saifur Rahman – Tk69,740 crore – Tk26,000 crore
36. 2007-08 – Mirza Azizul Islam – Tk99,962 crore – Tk25,600 crore
37. 2008-09 – Mirza Azizul Islam – Tk99,962 crore – Tk25,400 crore
38. 2009-10 – AMA Muhith – Tk113,815 crore – Tk28,500 crore
39. 2010-11 – AMA Muhith – Tk132,170 crore – Tk35,130 crore
40. 2011-12 – AMA Muhith – Tk161,214 crore – Tk 41,080 crore
41. 2012-13 – AMA Muhith – Tk191,738 crore – Tk52,366 crore
42. 2013-14 – AMA Muhith – Tk222,491 crore – Tk60,000 crore
43. 2014-15 – AMA Muhith – Tk250,560 crore – Tk75,000 crore
44. 2015-16 – AMA Muhith – Tk295,100 crore – Tk93,894 crore
45. 2016-17 – AMA Muhith – Tk340,605 crore – Tk110,700 crore
46. 2017-18 – AMA Muhith – Tk400,266 crore – Tk148,381 crore
47. 2018-19 – AMA Muhith – Tk464,573 crore – Tk173,000 crore
48. 2019-20 – AHM Mustafa Kamal – Tk523,190 crore – Tk202,721 crore
49. 2020-21 – AHM Mustafa Kamal – Tk568,000 crore – Tk205,145 crore
50. 2021-22 – AHM Mustafa Kamal – Tk603,681 crore – Tk225,324 crore
51. 2022-23 – AHM Mustafa Kamal – Tk678,064 crore – Tk246,066 crore
52. 2023-24 – AHM Mustafa Kamal – Tk761,785 crore – Tk263,000 crore
53. 2024-25 – AH Mahmood Ali – Tk797,000 crore – Tk 265,000 crore
54. 2025-26 – Dr Salehuddin Ahmed – Tk790,000 crore – Tk230,000 crore

Former finance ministers AMA Muhith and M Saifur Rahman each placed the highest number of budgets at 12 during their respective tenures.