Who holds the national budget, FY2025-26
Budget Concentration
A national budget is a statement of priorities written in money. This page ranks every budget-holding ministry, division and constitutional body by its total FY2025-26 allocation, and shows how concentrated that money is. Read it with one caveat in mind: Finance Division sits at the top not because it runs the most programmes, but because it carries debt servicing, subsidies and the transfers that flow on to everyone else.
Tk 2,305,438 crore
total across 124 budget units
55.0%
held by the top 5 units
64.5%
held by the top 10 units
92
units below 0.5% of the budget each
Allocation by budget unit
Total FY2026-27 allocation per unit, ordered by size. Each figure is reconciled against its budget-document source. Finance Division is shaded because its total is dominated by debt servicing, subsidies and transfers rather than its own operations.
| Budget unit | Type | Allocation (cr) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDFinance Division (debt, subsidies, transfers) | division | 830,552 | 36.0% |
| FDFinance Division (debt, subsidies, transfers) | division | 261,381 | 11.3% |
| ERDEconomic Relations Division | division | 69,249 | 3.0% |
| SHEDSecondary and Higher Education Division | division | 57,302 | 2.5% |
| HSDHealth Services Division | division | 49,387 | 2.1% |
| SHEDSecondary and Higher Education Division | division | 47,564 | 2.1% |
| MoPMEMinistry of Primary and Mass Education | ministry | 46,738 | 2.0% |
| MoDMinistry of Defence | ministry | 42,497 | 1.8% |
| LGDLocal Government Division | division | 42,433 | 1.8% |
| MoDMinistry of Defence | ministry | 40,851 | 1.8% |
| LGDLocal Government Division | division | 40,246 | 1.7% |
| RTHDRoad Transport and Highways Division | division | 38,496 | 1.7% |
| RTHDRoad Transport and Highways Division | division | 36,918 | 1.6% |
| Planning Division | division | 36,251 | 1.6% |
| MoPMEMinistry of Primary and Mass Education | ministry | 35,403 | 1.5% |
| MoFoodMinistry of Food | ministry | 32,415 | 1.4% |
| PSDPublic Security Division | division | 31,099 | 1.3% |
| HSDHealth Services Division | division | 31,022 | 1.3% |
| MoSWMinistry of Social Welfare | ministry | 30,443 | 1.3% |
| MoAMinistry of Agriculture | ministry | 28,881 | 1.3% |
| MoAMinistry of Agriculture | ministry | 27,224 | 1.2% |
| PSDPublic Security Division | division | 27,001 | 1.2% |
| ERDEconomic Relations Division | division | 22,584 | 1.0% |
| PDPower Division | division | 20,342 | 0.9% |
| TMEDTechnical and Madrasa Education Division | division | 18,457 | 0.8% |
| MoSTMinistry of Science and Technology | ministry | 18,115 | 0.8% |
| PDPower Division | division | 14,996 | 0.7% |
| MoSWMinistry of Social Welfare | ministry | 13,991 | 0.6% |
| MEFWDMedical Education and Family Welfare Division | division | 13,466 | 0.6% |
| MoSTMinistry of Science and Technology | ministry | 12,869 | 0.6% |
| TMEDTechnical and Madrasa Education Division | division | 12,678 | 0.5% |
| MoRailMinistry of Railways | ministry | 11,944 | 0.5% |
| MoWRMinistry of Water Resources | ministry | 11,204 | 0.5% |
| Planning Division | division | 10,906 | 0.5% |
| MEFWDMedical Education and Family Welfare Division | division | 10,886 | 0.5% |
| MoWRMinistry of Water Resources | ministry | 10,533 | 0.5% |
| MoDMRMinistry of Disaster Management and Relief | ministry | 10,362 | 0.4% |
| MoDMRMinistry of Disaster Management and Relief | ministry | 10,350 | 0.4% |
| MoSMinistry of Shipping | ministry | 10,279 | 0.4% |
| MoRailMinistry of Railways | ministry | 9,940 | 0.4% |
| MoSMinistry of Shipping | ministry | 9,080 | 0.4% |
| MoFoodMinistry of Food | ministry | 9,004 | 0.4% |
| MoLWAMinistry of Liberation War Affairs | ministry | 7,515 | 0.3% |
| MoLWAMinistry of Liberation War Affairs | ministry | 7,330 | 0.3% |
| BDBridges Division | division | 6,022 | 0.3% |
| MoWCAMinistry of Women and Children Affairs | ministry | 5,196 | 0.2% |
| MoHPWMinistry of Housing and Public Works | ministry | 5,110 | 0.2% |
| MoHPWMinistry of Housing and Public Works | ministry | 5,079 | 0.2% |
| MoWCAMinistry of Women and Children Affairs | ministry | 5,078 | 0.2% |
| MoPAMinistry of Public Administration | ministry | 5,067 | 0.2% |
| MoPAMinistry of Public Administration | ministry | 5,019 | 0.2% |
| IRDInternal Resources Division | division | 4,656 | 0.2% |
| ECElection Commission of Bangladesh | constitutional body | 4,401 | 0.2% |
| SSDSecurity Services Division | division | 4,038 | 0.2% |
| CAOChief Adviser's Office | ministry | 3,846 | 0.2% |
| FIDFinancial Institutions Division | division | 3,566 | 0.2% |
| CAOChief Adviser's Office | ministry | 3,556 | 0.2% |
| FIDFinancial Institutions Division | division | 3,521 | 0.2% |
| MoFLMinistry of Fisheries and Livestock | ministry | 3,392 | 0.1% |
| IRDInternal Resources Division | division | 3,126 | 0.1% |
| ECElection Commission of Bangladesh | constitutional body | 2,956 | 0.1% |
| MoRAMinistry of Religious Affairs | ministry | 2,955 | 0.1% |
| BDBridges Division | division | 2,908 | 0.1% |
| MoFLMinistry of Fisheries and Livestock | ministry | 2,728 | 0.1% |
| MoYSMinistry of Youth and Sports | ministry | 2,586 | 0.1% |
| MoCATMinistry of Civil Aviation and Tourism | ministry | 2,455 | 0.1% |
| MoLMinistry of Land | ministry | 2,439 | 0.1% |
| MoYSMinistry of Youth and Sports | ministry | 2,423 | 0.1% |
| EMRDEnergy and Mineral Resources Division | division | 2,349 | 0.1% |
| MoLMinistry of Land | ministry | 2,304 | 0.1% |
| MoEFCCMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | ministry | 2,240 | 0.1% |
| LJDLaw and Justice Division | division | 2,188 | 0.1% |
| MoRAMinistry of Religious Affairs | ministry | 2,183 | 0.1% |
| EMRDEnergy and Mineral Resources Division | division | 2,178 | 0.1% |
| PTDPosts and Telecommunications Division | division | 2,148 | 0.1% |
| MoEFCCMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | ministry | 2,144 | 0.1% |
| ICTDICT Division | division | 2,144 | 0.1% |
| PTDPosts and Telecommunications Division | division | 2,141 | 0.1% |
| LJDLaw and Justice Division | division | 2,075 | 0.1% |
| ICTDICT Division | division | 2,049 | 0.1% |
| MoIMinistry of Industries | ministry | 1,891 | 0.1% |
| MoCATMinistry of Civil Aviation and Tourism | ministry | 1,884 | 0.1% |
| MoFAMinistry of Foreign Affairs | ministry | 1,844 | 0.1% |
| MoFAMinistry of Foreign Affairs | ministry | 1,704 | 0.1% |
| MoIMinistry of Industries | ministry | 1,692 | 0.1% |
| MoCHTAMinistry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs | ministry | 1,457 | 0.1% |
| MoCHTAMinistry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs | ministry | 1,362 | 0.1% |
| MoIBMinistry of Information and Broadcasting | ministry | 1,190 | 0.1% |
| MoIBMinistry of Information and Broadcasting | ministry | 1,110 | 0.0% |
| RDCDRural Development and Co-operatives Division | division | 1,106 | 0.0% |
| RDCDRural Development and Co-operatives Division | division | 1,100 | 0.0% |
| MoEWOEMinistry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment | ministry | 880 | 0.0% |
| MoEWOEMinistry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment | ministry | 855 | 0.0% |
| MoCAMinistry of Cultural Affairs | ministry | 826 | 0.0% |
| MoCAMinistry of Cultural Affairs | ministry | 824 | 0.0% |
| SIDStatistics and Informatics Division | division | 672 | 0.0% |
| MoCMinistry of Commerce | ministry | 608 | 0.0% |
| MoTJMinistry of Textiles and Jute | ministry | 512 | 0.0% |
| MoTJMinistry of Textiles and Jute | ministry | 480 | 0.0% |
| SIDStatistics and Informatics Division | division | 467 | 0.0% |
| MoLEMinistry of Labour and Employment | ministry | 467 | 0.0% |
| MoLEMinistry of Labour and Employment | ministry | 438 | 0.0% |
| OCAGOffice of the Comptroller and Auditor General | constitutional body | 377 | 0.0% |
| MoCMinistry of Commerce | ministry | 328 | 0.0% |
| SCSupreme Court of Bangladesh | constitutional body | 291 | 0.0% |
| JSJatiya Sangsad | constitutional body | 291 | 0.0% |
| OCAGOffice of the Comptroller and Auditor General | constitutional body | 284 | 0.0% |
| SCSupreme Court of Bangladesh | constitutional body | 250 | 0.0% |
| JSJatiya Sangsad | constitutional body | 232 | 0.0% |
| IMEDImplementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division | division | 231 | 0.0% |
| ACCAnti-Corruption Commission | autonomous | 197 | 0.0% |
| ACCAnti-Corruption Commission | autonomous | 191 | 0.0% |
| IMEDImplementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division | division | 183 | 0.0% |
| BPSCBangladesh Public Service Commission | autonomous | 149 | 0.0% |
| BPSCBangladesh Public Service Commission | autonomous | 138 | 0.0% |
| CDCabinet Division | division | 116 | 0.0% |
| CDCabinet Division | division | 105 | 0.0% |
| LPADLegislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division | division | 49 | 0.0% |
| AFDArmed Forces Division | department | 47 | 0.0% |
| LPADLegislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division | division | 47 | 0.0% |
| AFDArmed Forces Division | department | 44 | 0.0% |
| President's Office | constitutional body | 34 | 0.0% |
| President's Office | constitutional body | 34 | 0.0% |
| SSDSecurity Services Division | division | 0 | 0.0% |
Method and sources
Source: the GovTwin budget registry (budget_lines, budget type total), the FY2026-27 allocation for each of the 124 budget-holding ministries, divisions and constitutional bodies. All 124 figures are marked reconciled against their budget-document source (IBAS, Ministry of Finance), and together they sum to Tk 2,305,438 crore, the budget tracked in the registry. Share is each unit's allocation as a percentage of this tracked total, not of the full national budget. Finance Division leads at 36.0% because the national debt service, subsidy and transfer envelopes are appropriated there before flowing to spending ministries, so its line overstates its own programme footprint. See the budget explorer for the sector view and the ADP tracker for development spending.