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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Bangladesh economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Bangladesh best banks and safest banks are also available.
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USD 32 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Intl$ 761.7 billion (2018, estimate)
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
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
0.33% | 0.34% | 0.37% | 0.45% | 0.59% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
6.2% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.5% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
33.7% | 33.3% | 32.6% | 34% | 34.6% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-4% | -3.4% | -3.3% | -4.6% | -4.8% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: BB-
Moody's: Ba3
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
-2.7 % (2018 estimate)
14.8% (2018)
0.20% (2018)
0.05% (2018)
Garments, knitwear, agricultural products, frozen food (fish and seafood), jute and jute goods, leather
Cotton, machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, foodstuffs
US 13.9%, Germany 12.9%, UK 8.9%, France 5%, Spain 4.7% (2015)
China 21.9%, India 15.3%, Singapore 5.7% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 2,333 million | USD 2,152 million | USD 3,613 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 41 million | USD 142 million | USD 23 million |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | USD 77 million |
N/A
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N/A
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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
105 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 121 / Score: 55.6 (Mostly unfree)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)
Muslim 89.1%, Hindu 10%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist, Christian) (2013 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
107.39 million | 132.38 million | 151.13 million | 159.86 million | 168.31 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
5.1% | 14.9% | 23.6% | 36.6% |
Total population: 72.9%
Male: 75.7%
Female: 70.1%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2017 est.)
52.9% (last available estimate, 2016)
32.4 (last available estimate, 2016)
Partly Free
Political Rights: 5
Civil Liberties: 5 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 0.4% Mobile: 97.3% (2018) (fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)