ECONOMY
ECONOMY OF BANGLADESH
Currency | Bangladeshi taka (BDT, ৳) |
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1 July – 30 June | |
Trade organizations | SAFTA, SAARC, BIMSTEC, WTO, AIIB, IMF, Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, ADB, Developing-8 |
Country group |
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Statistics | |
Population | 162,650,853 (2020 est.)[3] |
GDP | [4] |
GDP rank | |
GDP growth |
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GDP per capita | |
GDP per capita rank | |
GDP by sector | |
5.5% (2020 est.)[8] | |
Population below poverty line | |
32.4 medium (2016, World Bank)[14] | |
Labor force | |
Labor force by occupation |
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Unemployment |
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Main industries | |
168th (below average, 2020)[21] | |
External | |
Exports | |
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) |
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Imports | |
Import goods | Textiles and Textile Articles, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances, Electrical Equipment, Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Metal & metal products, Chemicals & Allied Products, Vehicles & Aircraft |
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FDI stock | |
−$0.8035 billion (2020 est.) | |
Gross external debt | $20.26 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[30] |
Public finances | |
33.1% of GDP (2017 est.)[30] | |
−3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)[30] | |
Revenues | $22.36 billion (৳2.05 trillion) (FY18)[31] |
Expenses | |
Foreign reserves | $45.00 billion (February 2021)[37] (41st) |