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Friday, July 25, 2014

Economy of Bangladesh

Rank51 (nominal) /35 (ppp)
CurrencyBangladesh Taka (BDT)
Fiscal Year1 July – 30 June
Trade organizationsWTO, WCO, IOR-ARC, SAFTA, D8
Statistics
GDP$153.6 billion ((nominal) 43rd; 2012 est.)$347 billion ((PPP) 33rd; 2012 est.)
GDP growth6.7% (2013 est.)
GDP per capita$1,044 (nominal: 150th; 2013)
$2,210 (PPP” 145th; 2013 est.)
GDP by sectoragriculture: 17.3%, industry: 28.6%, services: 54.1% (2012 est.)
Inflation(CPI)8.8% (2012)
Population
below
 poverty line
24 % (2013 est.)
Gini coefficient32.1 (2007)
Labour force87.9 million (2013)
Labour force
by occupation
agriculture: 45%, industry: 30%, services: 25% (2008)
Unemployment5% (2012 est.)
Main industriestextiles and apparel, jute, tea, leather, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, cement, ceramics, shipbuilding, fertilizer, food processing, paper newsprint, light engineering, sugar, fisheries, rubber, ship repairing, agriculture
Ease of doing business rank117th

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