Source
Central bank

Bangladesh Bank

International Reserves

USD 32 billion (2018)

International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019

Gross Domestic Product - GDP

USD 287.6 billion (2018, estimate)

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Intl$ 761.7 billion (2018, estimate)

Real GDP growth
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
6.5% 5.5% 5.3% 6% 6.5% 6.3% 6%
2014 2015 2016 2017* 2018*    
6.3% 6.8% 7.2% 7.6% 7.7%    

*Estimate

GDP per capita - current prices

USD 1,744.5 (2018, estimate)

GDP per capita - PPP

Intl$ 4,619.8 (2018, estimate)

GDP (PPP) - share of world total
1980 1990 2000 2010 2019*
0.33% 0.34% 0.37% 0.45% 0.59%

*Estimate

 
 
Source
GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 13.1% 
  • industry: 28.5% 
  • services: 53%

(2018 estimate)

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)

N/A

Inflation
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
6.2% 5.7% 5.6% 5.6% 5.5%

*Estimate

Unemployment rate
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

*Estimate

Household saving rates

N/A

Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
33.7% 33.3% 32.6% 34% 34.6%

*Estimate

Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019*
-4% -3.4% -3.3% -4.6% -4.8%

*Estimate

Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: BB-

Moody's: Ba3

Standard & Poor's / Moody's 

Market value of publicly traded shares
2016 2017 2018
N/A N/A N/A
Largest companies

N/A

 
 
Source
Current account balance

USD -7.8 billion (2018 estimate)

Current account balance by percentage of GDP

-2.7 % (2018 estimate)

Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)

14.8% (2018)

Shares in world total merchandising export

0.20% (2018)

Shares in world total commercial services export

0.05% (2018)

Total exports

USD 44.2 billion (2018 estimate)

Export commodities

Garments, knitwear, agricultural products, frozen food (fish and seafood), jute and jute goods, leather

Total imports

USD 66.4 billion (2018 estimate)

 
 
Source
Import commodities

Cotton, machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, foodstuffs

Exports - major partners

US 13.9%, Germany 12.9%, UK 8.9%, France 5%, Spain 4.7% (2015)

Imports - major partners

China 21.9%, India 15.3%, Singapore 5.7% (2017)

FDI inflows
2016 2017 2018
USD 2,333 million USD 2,152 million USD 3,613 million
Source
FDI outflows
2016 2017 2018
USD 41 million USD 142 million USD 23 million
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
2015 2016 2017 2018
N/A N/A N/A USD 77 million
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014

N/A

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Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015

N/A

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Best countries for doing business

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.

Overall ranking:

168 out of 190 countries

​Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 131 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 135 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 176 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 184 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 119 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 72 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 151 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 176 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 189 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 154 out of 190 countries

Global competitiveness ranking

105 out of 141 countries

(2019)

Index of Economic Freedom

Ranking: 121 / Score: 55.6 (Mostly unfree)

(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)

 
 
Source
Time zone

UTC+6

Total area

148,460 sq km

Capital

Dhaka

Currency

Taka (BDT)

Government type

Parliamentary republic

Languages

 Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)

Religions

Muslim 89.1%, Hindu 10%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist, Christian) (2013 est.)

Total population
1990 2000 2010 2015 2020*
107.39 million 132.38 million 151.13 million 159.86 million 168.31 million

*Estimate 

 
 
Source
Urban population as % of total population
1960 1980 2000 2018
5.1% 14.9% 23.6% 36.6%
Population median age

27.1 years

Population growth rate

1.02% (2018 estimate)

Life expectancy

73.7 years (2018 estimate)

Literacy

Total population: 72.9% 
Male: 75.7% 
Female: 70.1%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2017 est.)

% of population living on less than $3.10 a day

52.9% (last available estimate, 2016)

Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

32.4 (last available estimate, 2016)

Freedom House rating

Partly Free
Political Rights: 5
Civil Liberties: 5 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)

Source
Total telephone subscribers as % of population

Fixed: 0.4% Mobile: 97.3% (2018) (fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)

Internet users as % of total population

15 % (2017)

Mercer Cost of living index

Dhaka: 47th (2019)

CO2 emissions

0.47 metric tons per capita (2014)

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