ECONOMY OF BANGLADESH

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Dhaka, the financial centre of Bangladesh
CurrencyBangladeshi taka (BDT, ৳)
1 July – 30 June
Trade organizations
SAFTA, SAARC, BIMSTEC, WTO, AIIB, IMF, Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, ADB, Developing-8
Country group
Statistics
PopulationIncrease 162,650,853 (2020 est.)[3]
GDP
Increase $353 billion (nominal; 2021 est.)[4]

Increase $966 billion (PPP; 2021 est.)

[4]
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • 7.9% (17/18) 8.2% (18/19e)
  • 5.2% (19/20f) 6.8% (20/21f)[5]
GDP per capita
  • Increase $2,122 (nominal, 2021)[4]
  • Increase $5,811 (PPP, 2021 est.)[4]
GDP per capita rank
GDP by sector
  • agriculture: 14.23%
  • industry: 35.66%
  • services: 50.11%
  • (FY18)[6][7]
5.5% (2020 est.)[8]
Population below poverty line
32.4 medium (2016, World Bank)[14]
Labor force
  • Increase 69,706,733 (2019)[17]
  • Decrease 55.8% employment rate (2017)[18]
Labor force by occupation
  • agriculture: 40.6%
  • industry: 20.4%
  • services: 39.6%
  • (2017 est.)[19]
Unemployment
  • Steady Overall 4.2%
  • Male 3.1%
  • Female 6.7%
  • (2017 est.)[20]
Main industries
Increase 168th (below average, 2020)[21]
External
Exports
  • Decrease $33.60 billion (July 2019 - June 2020)[22]
  • Increase $47.2 billion (July 2018- June 2019)[23]
Export goods
Textiles, Garments (2nd largest exporter in the world), Leather & Leather Goods, Pharmaceuticals and other Chemical products, Ceramic Products, Bicycles, Jute and Jute Goods, IT, Agricultural Products, Frozen Food (Fish and Seafood)
Main export partners
Imports
  • Positive decrease $46.24 billion (July 2019- June 2020)[25]
  • Negative increase $45.44 billion (July 2018- June 2019)[26]
Import goods
Textiles and Textile Articles, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances, Electrical Equipment, Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Metal & metal products, Chemicals & Allied Products, Vehicles & Aircraft
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • Increase $16.85 billion (March 2020 est.)[28][29]
  • Increase Abroad: $309.6 million (31 December 2017 est.)[30]
Decrease −$0.8035 billion (2020 est.)
Negative increase $20.26 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[30]
Public finances
Positive decrease 33.1% of GDP (2017 est.)[30]
−3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)[30]
RevenuesIncrease $22.36 billion (৳2.05 trillion) (FY18)[31]
Expenses
  • Increase $67.00 billion (FY 2020-21)
  • Increase ৳5.68 trillion [32][33]
List of ratings
Foreign reserves
Increase $45.00 billion (February 2021)[37] (41st)
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.