Bangladesh: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Lower Middle Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
Economic Trivia | Although more than half of GDP is generated through the service sector, 45% of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector with rice as the single-most-important product. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2015): China, United States, and India |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Jute; Cotton; Garments; Paper |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $1,265,939,652,568 (2022) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 7.1% (2022) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $7,395 (2022) |
GDP Country Rank 26/197 (2022)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 7.697% (2022) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $91,429,305,072 (2021) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 33.4% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 1.972% (2022) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 21.765% (2022) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($14,369,589,305) (2022) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 74,459,362 (2022) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 37.09% (2021) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 21.714% (2021) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 41.196% (2021) |
Unemployment Rate | 4.699% (2022) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $96,171,612,323 (2022) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $59,284,134,888 (2022) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 31.058% (2022) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $1,555,404,915 (2022) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $5,665,797,152 (2022) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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