Socio-Economic Indicators of Bangladesh

General Geographical Location/Characteristics Poverty Situation (Estimated), 2018-19

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Location 20 34' & 26 38' North Latitude
880 01' & 920 41' East Longitude
Area (Sq. Km) 1,47,570 Incidence of Poverty (%) 20.5
Standard Time Incidence of Extreme Poverty (%) 10.5
GMT+6 Hours
Vital Statistics Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 2019-20 (Prov.)
General Vital Statistics GDP at Current Price (In Cr. Tk.) 27,96,378
Population (In Million) GDP at Constant Price (In Cr. Tk.) 11,63,740
Population Census 2001 130.0 GDP Growth at Constant Price (%) 5.24
Population Census 2011 151.7 Per Capita National Income (In Tk.) 1,74,888
Estimated 2018 163.7 Per Capita National Income (In US$ ) 2,064
Estimated 2019 166.50
Per Capita GDP (In Tk.) 1,66,888
Population Growth Rate (Percentage), 2019 1.37 Per Capita GDP (In US$) 1,970
Male-Female Ratio, 2019 100.2
Population Density/Sq. Km, 2019 1125 Savings and Investment (Percentage of GDP)
2019-20 (Prov.)
Basic Vital Statistics Domestic savings 25.31
Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2019 18.1 National savings 30.11
Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2019 4.9 Total investment 31.75
Infant Mortality Rate (Per Thousand Live Birth), 21 Public 8.12
(Below 1 Year of Age), 2019 Private 23.63
Total Fertility Rate Per Women (15-49), 2019 2.04
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (%), 2019 63.4 Balance of Payments, 2019-20 (In Million US$)
Life Expectancy (yrs), 2019 Export Earning , fob 32,830
Both Sex 72.6 Import Payments, fob 50,691
Male
71.1 Current Account Balance (-)4,849
Female 74.2 Overall Balance 3,655
Mean Age (yrs) at First Marriage, 2019 Workers’ Remittances 18,205
Male 24.2 Foreign Exchange Reserves (30 June 2020) 36,037
Female 18.5 Budget 2019-20 (Revised)
Health and Social Services Total Revenue (In Crore Taka) 3,48,069
Persons Per Registered Physician, 2018 1 :1724 Total Expenditure (In Crore Taka) 5,01,577
Improved Drinking Water Coverage (%), 2019 98.1 Total Revenue (As Percentage of GDP) 12.41
(tube-well)
Improved Sanitation facility (%), 2019 81.5 Total Expenditure (As Percentage of GDP) 17.88
Literacy Rate of Population 7 +yrs (%), 2019 74.4 Budget Deficit (Including Foreign Grants, % 5.3
GDP)
Male 76.5 Budget Deficit (Excluding Foreign Grants, % 5.5
GDP)
Female 72.3

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Labour Force and Employment Financial Statistics Year (Up to February, 2020)
Total Number of Commercial Banks 60
Labour Force Survey, 2016-17 State Owned Bank 6
Total Labour Force (15 +yrs), (Crore) 6.35 Specialised Bank 3
Male 4.35 Local Private Bank 42
Female 2.00 Foreign Bank 9
Non-Bank Financial Institution 34
Percentage of Total Labour Force by Broad
Sectors
Agriculture Sector 40.6
Industry Service 20.4 Money Supply (In crore Tk.) (End June
2020)
Service 39
Transportation (Km.), Up to February, 2020 Narrow Money (M1) 3,28,264
National Highway 3,906 Reserve Money 2,84,483
Regional Highway 4,767 Broad Money (M2) 13,73,735
Feeder Road/Zila Road 13,423
Total Road 22,096 Capital Market (Share Price Index, as on June 2020)
Railway 2018-19 2,956 DSE Broad Index (Base=100) 3,989.1
Chattogram Stock Exchange (Base=1000) 11,332.6
Exchange Rate Average (2019-20)
Taka/US$ 84.60
Inflation (%) Average
2019-20 5.65

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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