BANGLADESH PROFILE

Sl. South Asia World

Items Bangladesh
No. (Average) (Average)
01. Area 1,47,570 sqkm
02. Population 165 m
03. Density 1200 / sqkm
04. Life Expectancy 73 years 69 years
05. Infant mortality 28 per thousand 30.5 per thousand
06. Adult Literacy Rate 73% (15-24 years: 92%) 86.3%
07. Young Population 60% of population (90m)
41st largest Total World GDP
US$ 274 b (32nd largest
08. Total GDP economy in normal
economy in PPP terms) US$ 90 Trillion
GDP
09. Per Capita Income US$ 1751 (2017-18)
10. GDP Growth 7.86%
US$ 41 b (Import: US$
11. Export
52b),
12. Middle Class 25% of population (32m)
Population Below 21.8 % (extreme poverty 43% (extreme
13.
Poverty 11.3%) poverty 13.6%)
14. Urban Population 30%
US$ 2.4 b (US$ 250 m Global FDI
15. Total FDI in 2017
from USA) US$ 1.75 trillion
16. Inflation 5.8 %
Second highest in
Foreign Currency US$ 32 b (Equivalent to 8
17. South Asia after
Reserve months’ import)
India
18. Annual Remittance US$ 16 b
19. Telephone Penetration 150m (90%)
20. Internet Users 90 m (65%)
Capacity 20,000 MW
(Production 11,500 MW) Generation equals
21. Electricity Generation
demand
Renewable : 300MW
Contribution of
22. 34%
Industries to GDP
31.5% of GDP (Private:
23. Investment/GDP ratio
23%)

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 Sl. South Asia World
Items Bangladesh
No. (Average) (Average)
24. National Savings 28% of GDP
25. Revenue 11% of GDP
26. Budget Deficit 5% of GDP
27. Electricity Coverage 90%
28. Safe Drinking Water 88% 70%
29. Sanitation 97% 68%
Developing
30. Child Mortality rate 24 per 1000 countries: 33 per
1000
Human Develoment Increased at a rate Ranks 136 out of
31 0.606
Index of 1.6% per year 189 countries
Higher tthan most
Women’s partcipation
32. 38% of South Asian
in workforce
countries
Nation Brands 2018
2nd in South Asia
33. Prepared by Brand 50th among 100 countries
after India
Finance of USA
Women empowerment/
1st in South Asia
34. Global Gender Gap 48th among 149 countries 2nd in Asia after
Report by World
Philippines
Economic Forum
Better than most of
Economic Freedom
121st among 180 the South Asian
35. Index 2019 as per
countries countries like India,
Heritage Foundation:
Pakistan, Nepal etc.

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
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

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