🪙 Currency & Standard of Living
The 1,000 Taka Note (25-Year Purchasing Power Index)
How much real food and goods could a 1,000 BDT note buy in Bangladesh between 2000 and 2025? Tracking the erosion of the Taka across the Dhaka Egg (Dim) Index and daily staples.
Eggs Bought by 1,000৳
74pcs (2025)
Down from 250 pcs in 2000 (-70.4%)
Rice Bought by 1,000৳
18kg (2025)
Down from 50 kg in 2000 (-64.0%)
Beef Bought by 1,000৳
1.3kg (2025)
Down from 10.0 kg in 2000 (-87.0%)
Real Purchasing Value
~135৳
What 1,000৳ buys today in year 2000 Taka
📉 Purchasing Power Erosion of 1,000 Taka (2000–2025)
The Dhaka "Dim Index" (Eggs Bought per 1,000 BDT Note)
A tangible measure of everyday household grocery purchasing capacity
Number of Farm Eggs (ডিম) per 1,000 BDT
🧮 Interactive Taka Time Machine Calculator
Enter any amount in Taka to see its historical equivalent purchasing power:
BDT (৳)
| Year | Farm Eggs (ডিম) | Coarse Rice (মোটা চাল) | Beef (গরুর মাংস) | Soybean Oil (সয়াবিন তেল) |
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🏛️ Official Citations & Primary Source References
bdmcp enforces strict data provenance. Every dataset and indicator on this page is linked directly to authoritative Bangladesh Government gazettes, central bank bulletins, or official trade archives.
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BBS National Accounts & Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Indicators ↗ Verified Public Source🏛️ Bangladesh Bureau of StatisticsHistorical purchasing power erosion data, inflation-adjusted basket costs, and 50-year household expenditure benchmarks.
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Department of Livestock Services (DLS) Poultry & Egg Market Reports ↗ Verified Public Source🏛️ Ministry of Fisheries and LivestockCommercial broiler farm production figures, layer hen egg supply counts, and hatchery price surveys.
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Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) Food Security Bulletins ↗ Verified Public Source🏛️ Ministry of FoodNational calorie intake affordability surveys and real purchasing power evaluations for urban working families.