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Sl. No. |
Items |
Bangladesh |
South Asia (Average) |
World |
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01. |
Area |
1,47,570 sqkm |
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02. |
Population |
165 m |
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03. |
Density |
1200 / sqkm |
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04. |
Life Expectancy |
72.3 years |
69 years |
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05. |
Infant mortality |
28 per thousand |
30.5 per thousand |
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06. |
Adult Literacy Rate |
73% (15-24 years: 92%) |
86.3% |
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07. |
Young Population |
60% of population (90m) |
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08. |
Total GDP |
US$ 300 b (32nd largest economy in PPP terms) |
41st largest economy in normal GDP |
Total World GDP US$ 90 Trillion |
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09. |
Per Capita Income |
US$ 1909 (2018-19) |
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10. |
GDP Growth |
8.10% |
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11. |
Export |
US$ 46 b including services (Goods: US$ 40.5b and services: US$ 4.5b) (US$6.8b to USA) |
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12. |
Middle Class |
25% of population (32m) |
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13. |
Population Below Poverty |
21.8 % (extreme poverty 11.3%) |
43% (extreme poverty 13.6%) |
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14. |
Urban Population |
30% |
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15. |
Total FDI in 2018 |
US$ 4.0 b (US$ 175 m from USA) |
Global FDI |
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16. |
Inflation |
5.8 % |
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17. |
Foreign Currency Reserve |
US$ 32 b (Equivalent to 8 months’ import) |
Second highest in South Asia after India |
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18. |
Annual Remittance |
US$ 16.5 b |
Ranks 8th globally |
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19. |
Telephone Penetration |
150m (90%) |
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20. |
Internet Users |
95 m (65%) |
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21. |
Electricity Generation |
Capacity 21,000 MW (Production 12,000 MW) |
Generation equals demand |
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22. |
Contribution of Industries to GDP |
34% |
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23. |
Investment/GDP ratio |
31.5% of GDP (Private: 23%) |
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24. |
National Savings |
28% of GDP |
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25. |
Revenue |
11% of GDP |
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26. |
Budget Deficit |
5% of GDP |
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27. |
Electricity Coverage |
90% |
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28. |
Safe Drinking Water |
88% |
70% |
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29. |
Sanitation |
97% |
68% |
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30. |
Child Mortality rate |
24 per 1000 |
Developing countries: 33 per 1000 |
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31 |
Human Develoment Index |
0.606 |
Increased at a rate of 1.6% per year |
Ranks 136 out of 189 countries |
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32. |
Women’s partcipation in workforce |
38% |
Higher than most of South Asian countries |
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33. |
Nation Brands 2018 |
50th among 100 countries |
2nd in South Asia after India |
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34. |
Women empowerment/ Global Gender Gap Report by World Economic Forum |
48th globally |
1st in South Asia 2nd in Asia after Philippines in overall empowerment |
5th globally in political empowerment |
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35. |
Economic Freedom Index 2019 as per Heritage Foundation: |
121st among 180 countries |
Better than most of the South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Nepal etc. |
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| 36. | Total disbursement of Aid |
US$ 6.2 b (FY 2018-19) 2% of GDP |
ILO Global Wage Report 2018 mentions that Bangladesh’s gender wage gap is the lowest in the world: 2.2% against global average of 21.2%
Bangladesh ranks 5th globally in political empowerment of women, 2nd in Asia in overall empowerment
Bangladesh is the 4th largest producer of rice
Bangladesh is the 5th largest producer of sweet water fish, and the 3rd largest producer of vegetable.
IMF reports that Bangladesh ranks 34th among 74 Emerging Economies regarding inclusive economic growth
ADB report mentions that Bangladesh has the highest GDP growth in the Asia-Pacific Region
HSBC 2018 Report mentions that Bangladesh will be the 26th largest economy and will be among the three fastest economies of the world by 2030.
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