Bangladesh at a glance

POVERTY and SOCIAL

Bangladesh

South
Asia

Lowincome

150.5
780
117.8

1,656
1,313
2,175

817
571
466

1.1
2.1

1.5
1.0

2.1
2.6

32
28
69
37
41
81
57
..
..
..

..
31
66
48
33
90
62
106
107
105

..
28
59
63
23
65
63
105
108
103

2011
Population, mid-year (millions)
GNI per capita (Atlas method, US$)
GNI (Atlas method, US$ billions)

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Development diamond*

Life expectancy

Average annual growth, 2005-11

Population (%)
Labor force (%)

GNI
per
capita

Most recent estimate (latest year available, 2005-11)

Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)
Urban population (% of total population)
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5)
Access to an improved water source (% of population)
Literacy (% of population age 15+)
Gross primary enrollment (% of school-age population)
Male
Female

Gross
primary
enrollment

Access to improved water source

Bangladesh
Low-income group

KEY ECONOMIC RATIOS and LONG-TERM TRENDS

1991

2001

2010

2011

GDP (US$ billions)

Gross capital formation/GDP
Exports of goods and services/GDP
Gross domestic savings/GDP
Gross national savings/GDP

31.0
16.9
6.7
11.3
16.2

47.0
23.1
15.4
17.0
25.1

100.4
24.4
18.4
17.8
38.7

111.9
25.2
22.9
16.4
36.7

Current account balance/GDP

Interest payments/GDP
Total debt/GDP
Total debt service/exports
Present value of debt/GDP
Present value of debt/exports

-3.1
0.6
42.0
27.2
..
..

-2.2
0.4
31.8
9.1
..
..

3.7
0.2
25.7
5.5
..
..

0.8
0.3
24.2
5.9
15.5
68.6

1991-01

2001-11

2010

2011

2011-15

5.0
2.9
13.4

6.1
4.7
11.1

6.1
4.9
0.9

6.7
5.4
29.3

6.3
5.0
14.3

1991

2001

2010

2011

Economic ratios*

Trade

Domestic
savings

Capital

Indebtedness
(average annual growth)
GDP
GDP per capita
Exports of goods and services

Bangladesh
Low-income group

STRUCTURE of the ECONOMY

(% of GDP)
Agriculture
Industry
Manufacturing
Services

30.4
21.7
13.4
47.9

24.1
25.9
15.6
50.0

18.6
28.5
17.9
53.0

18.3
28.2
17.6
53.5

Household final consumption expenditure

General gov't final consumption expenditure
Imports of goods and services

84.5
4.1
12.2

78.5
4.5
21.5

76.8
5.4
25.0

77.8
5.8
31.6

1991-01

2001-11

2010

2011

Growth of capital and GDP (%)

15
10
5
0

(average annual growth)

Agriculture
Industry
Manufacturing
Services
Household final consumption expenditure
General gov't final consumption expenditure
Gross capital formation
Imports of goods and services

06

07

08

09

GCF

10

11

GDP

Growth of exports and imports (%)

3.3
7.3
6.9
4.7

3.8
7.7
8.0
6.3

5.2
6.5
6.5
6.5

5.1
8.2
9.4
6.2

40

3.1
4.4
9.6
10.7

4.8
7.9
7.7
8.7

4.6
8.9
8.9
0.7

5.6
8.3
8.6
29.2

-10

30
20
10
0
06

07

08

Exports

09

10

11

Imports

Note: 2011 data are preliminary estimates.

This table was produced from the Development Economics LDB database.
* The diamonds show four key indicators in the country (in bold) compared with its income-group average. If data are missing, the diamond will
be incomplete.

Bangladesh
PRICES and GOVERNMENT FINANCE
1991
Domestic prices
(% change)
Consumer prices
Implicit GDP deflator
Government finance
(% of GDP, includes current grants)
Current revenue
Current budget balance
Overall surplus/deficit

2001

2010

2011

..
6.6

1.9
1.6

7.3
6.5

8.8
7.5

7.2
0.7
-5.4

9.0
1.4
-5.0

11.1
1.4
-3.7

11.9
2.2
-4.0

Inflation (%)
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
06

07

08

09

10

GDP deflator

11

CPI

TRADE
1991

2001

2010

2011

(US$ millions)
Total exports (fob)
Raw jute
Leather and leather products
Manufactures
Total imports (cif)
Food
Fuel and energy
Capital goods

1,718
120
138
1,278
3,510
297
204
1,231

6,419
67
254
5,709
8,430
567
848
2,400

16,233
196
226
15,343
21,388
3,232
2,556
1,595

22,592
357
298
21,285
30,336
4,315
4,109
2,325

Export price index (2000=100)

Import price index (2000=100)
Terms of trade (2000=100)

71
68
103

102
108
95

136
163
84

137
162
85

1991

2001

2010

2011

2,113
3,829
-1,717

7,178
10,103
-2,925

18,711
25,099
-6,388

25,165
35,278
-10,113

Net income
Net current transfers

-102
846

-264
2,171

-1,484
11,596

-1,454
12,452

Current account balance

-973

-1,018

3,724

885

Financing items (net)

Changes in net reserves

1,354
-381

692
326

-859
-2,865

-1,541
656

880
35.7

1,307
54.0

7,877
69.2

7,627
71.2

1991

2001

2010

2011

12,990
65
4,360

14,924
17
6,439

25,752
0
10,653

27,043
0
10,712

593
5
47

664
7
142

1,027
0
321

1,493
0
346

1,154
495
34
1
2

601
360
48
79
-3

1,082
247
-8
918
0

..
427
-8
798
-10

456
255
18
238
34
203

235
312
99
213
49
164

923
326
243
83
78
5

2,451
355
262
93
84
9

Export and import levels (US$ mill.)

40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
05

06

07

08

Exports

09

10

11

Imports

BALANCE of PAYMENTS
(US$ millions)
Exports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services
Resource balance

Current account balance to GDP (%)

4
3
2
1
0

Memo:
Reserves including gold (US$ millions)
Conversion rate (DEC, local/US$)

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

-1
-2

EXTERNAL DEBT and RESOURCE FLOWS

(US$ millions)
Total debt outstanding and disbursed
IBRD
IDA
Total debt service
IBRD
IDA
Composition of net resource flows
Official grants
Official creditors
Private creditors
Foreign direct investment (net inflows)
Portfolio equity (net inflows)
World Bank program
Commitments
Disbursements
Principal repayments
Net flows
Interest payments
Net transfers

Note: This table was produced from the Development Economics LDB database.

Composition of 2011 debt (US$ mill.)

G: 3,422
F: 66
B: 10,712
E: 3,594

D: 7,978

A - IBRD
B - IDA
C - IMF

D - Other multilateral

C: 1,271

E - Bilateral
F - Private
G - Short-term

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