Chronology of Bangladesh's national budget

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is set to place the proposed national budget for fiscal year (2026-2027) at the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday.

This will be the country's 55th budget.

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

This budget for FY27 will be the maiden budget of incumbent Finance Minister following a landslide victory by BNP in the parliamentary election on February 12.

The chronology of the national budget is given below along with budget size with amounts in crore:

Fiscal- Who placed-Total Size-ADP

1972-73-Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 786cr -Tk 501cr

1973-74 -Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 995cr -Tk 525cr

1974-75 -Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 1,084cr -Tk 525cr

1975-76 -Dr Azizur Rahman Mollik -Tk 1,549cr -Tk 950cr

1976-77 -Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman -Tk 1,989cr -Tk 1,222cr

1977-78 -Lt Gen Ziaur Rahman -Tk 2,184cr -Tk 1,278cr

1978-79 -President Ziaur Rahman -Tk 2,499cr -Tk 1,446cr

1979-80 -Dr M N Huda -Tk 3,317cr -Tk 2,123cr

1980-81 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 4,108cr -Tk 2,700cr

1981-82 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 4,677cr -Tk 3,015cr

1982-83 -A M A Muhith -Tk 4,738cr -Tk 2,700cr

1983-84 -A M A Muhith -Tk 5,896cr -Tk 3,483cr

1984-85 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 6,699cr -Tk 3,896cr

1985-86 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 7,138cr -Tk 3,825cr

1986-87 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 8,504cr -Tk 4,764cr

1987-88 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 8,527cr -Tk 5,046cr

1988-89 -Maj Gen Munim -Tk 10,565cr -Tk 5,315cr

1989-90 -Dr Wahidul Haq -Tk 12,703cr -Tk 5,803cr

1990-91 -Maj Gen Munim -Tk 12,960cr -Tk 5,668cr

1991-92 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 15,584cr -Tk 7,500cr

1992-93 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 17,607cr -Tk 9,057cr

1993-94 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 19,050cr -Tk 9,750cr

1994-95 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 20,948cr -Tk 11,000cr

1995-96 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 23,170cr -Tk 12,100cr

1996-97 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 24,603cr -Tk 12,500cr

1997-98 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 27,786cr -Tk 12,800cr

1998-99 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 29,537cr -Tk 13,600cr

1999-00 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 34,252cr -Tk 12,477cr

2000-01 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 38,524cr -Tk 17,500cr

2001-02 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 42,306cr -Tk 19,000cr

2002-03 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 44,854cr -Tk 19,200cr

2003-04 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 51,980cr -Tk 20,300cr

2004-05 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 57,248cr -Tk 22,000cr

2005-06 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 61,058cr -Tk 23,626cr

2006-07 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 69,740cr -Tk 26,000cr

2007-08 -Mirza Azizul Islam -Tk 99,962cr -Tk 25,600cr

2008-09 -Mirza Azizul Islam -Tk 99,962cr -Tk 25,400cr

2009-10 -AMA Muhith -Tk 113,815cr -Tk 28,500cr

2010-11 -AMA Muhith -Tk 132,170cr -Tk 35,130cr

2011-12 -AMA Muhith -Tk 161,214cr -Tk 41,080cr

2012-13 -AMA Muhith -Tk 191,738cr -Tk 52,366cr

2013-14 -AMA Muhith -Tk 222,491cr -Tk 60,000cr

2014-15 -AMA Muhith -Tk 250,560cr -Tk 75,000cr

2015-16 -AMA Muhith -Tk 295,100cr -Tk 93,894cr

2016-17 -AMA Muhith -Tk 340,605cr -Tk 1,10,700cr

2017-18 -AMA Muhith -Tk 4,00,266cr -Tk 1,48,381cr

2018-19 -AMA Muhith -TK 4,64,573cr -Tk 1,73,000cr

2019-20 -- AHM Mustafa Kamal --Tk 5,23,190cr -- Tk 2,02,721cr

2020-21 --AHM Mustafa Kamal -- Tk 5,68,000cr -- Tk 2,05,145cr

2021-22 - AHM Mustafa Kamal -- Tk 6,03,681cr - Tk 2,25,324cr

2022-23 - AHM Mustafa Kamal -- Tk 6,78,064cr - Tk 2,46,066cr

2023-24 - AHM Mustafa Kamal -- Tk 7,61,785cr - Tk 2,63,000cr

2024-25 - AH Mahmood Ali  -- Tk 7,97,000cr - Tk 2,65,000cr

2025-26- Dr Salehuddin Ahmed-Tk 7,90,000cr -Tk 2,30,000 crore

AMA Muhith and Saifur Rahman presented the highest 12 budgets each at different terms of their respective governments.