Socio-Economic Indicators of Bangladesh

General Geographical Location/Characteristics Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 2020-21 (Prov.)

Location 20 0 34' & 260 38' North Latitude GDP at Current Price (In Cr. Tk.) 30,11,065
880 01' & 920 41' East Longitude GDP at Constant Price (In Cr. Tk.) 12,07,246
Area (Sq. Km) 1,47,570 GDP Growth at Constant Price (%) 5.47
Standard Time GMT+6 Per Capita National Income (In Tk.) 1,88,873
Hours Per Capita National Income (In US$ ) 2,227
Population (in million) 2001 (Census) 130.0 Per Capita GDP (In Tk.) 1,77,843
2011 (Census) 151.7 Per Capita GDP (In US$) 2,097
Estimated 2016 (1 July) 160.8 Savings and Investment (% GDP) 2020-21 (Prov.)
Estimated 2020 (1 July) 168.2 Domestic savings 24.17
Population Growth Rate (Percentage), 2020 1.37 National savings 30.39
Male-Female Ratio, 2020 100.2 Total investment 29.92
Population Density/Sq. Km, 2020 1,140 Public 8.67
Basic Vital Statistics Private 21.25
Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2020 18.1 Balance of Payments, 2020-21 (In Million US$) (Prov.)
Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2020 5.1 Export Earning , fob 37,882
Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000 Live Birth), 21 Import Payments, fob 60,681
(Below 1 Year of Age), 2020 Current Account Balance (-) 3,808
Total Fertility Rate (per woman aged 15-49), 2020 2.04 Overall Balance 9,274
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (%), 2020 63.9 Workers’ Remittances 24,778
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years), 2020, Total 72.8 Foreign Exchange Reserves (30 June 2021) 46,391
Male 71.2 Budget 2020-21 (Revised)
Female 74.5 Total Revenue (In Crore Taka) 3,51,532
Mean Age at Marriage, 2020, Male 25.2 Total Expenditure (In Crore Taka) 5,38,983
Female 19.1 Total Revenue (As Percentage of GDP) 11.39
Health and Social Services Total Expenditure (As Percentage of GDP) 17.46
Persons Per Registered Physician, 2018 1 :1724 Budget Deficit (Including Foreign Grants, % GDP) 5.9
Access to Water, Drinking (Tap & Tube well (%), 20 98.3 Budget Deficit (Excluding Foreign Grants, % GDP) 6.1
Improved Sanitation Facility (%), 2020 81.5 Financial Statistics Year (Up to February, 2021)
Literacy Rate of Population 7 +yrs (%), 2020 75.2 Total Banks 61
Male 77.4 State Owned Commercial Banks 6
Female 73 State-owned Specialised Banks 3
Labour Force and Employment Private Commercial Banks 43
Labour Force Survey, 2016-17 Foreign Bank 9
Total Labour Force (15 +yrs), (Crore) 6.35 Non-Bank Financial Institution 34
Male 4.35 Money Supply (In crore Tk.) (End May, 2021)
Female 2.00 Narrow Money (M1) 3,53,509
Percentage of Total Labour Force by Broad Sectors Reserve Money 3,27,853
Agriculture Sector 40.6 Broad Money (M2) 15,26,275
Industry Service 20.4 Capital Market (Share Price Index, as on June 2021)
Service 39.0 DSE Broad Index (Base=100) 6,150.48
Poverty Situation (Estimated), 2018-19 Chattogram Stock Exchange (Base=1000) 17,795.04
Incidence of Poverty (%) 20.5 Inflation (%)
Incidence of Extreme Poverty (%) 10.5 General 5.56
Transportation (Km.), Up to February, 2021 Food 5.73
National Highway 3,944 Non-Food 5.29
Regional Highway 4,883 Exchange Rate Average (2020-21)
Feeder Road/Zila Road 13,592 Taka/US$ 84.81
Total Road 22,419
Railway 3,019
Sources: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Finance Division, Bangladesh Bank, Health Services Division, Security and Exchange Commission,
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Road Transport and Highway Division, Ministry of Railways

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