Bangladesh

MERI Assessment

Bangladesh scores 41.8 on the MERI Readiness Index, placing it in Tier 4 at global rank 100 (20.8th percentile). The country trails its South Asian regional median by 5.1 points but aligns marginally above the Lower middle income peer median. Two active high-severity OFAC and EU sanctions designations materially constrain market entry. Regulatory-Institutional strength (62.1) is offset by critical deficiencies in Market Infrastructure (29.1) and Talent & Operating Environment (40.3).

One indicator (Human Capital Quality) is imputed from peer methodology; all other observations are directly observed.