Socio-Economic Indicators of Bangladesh

General Geographical Location/Characteristics Rate (%) of Poverty Based on Report on Household

Location 20 0 34' & 260 38' North Latitude Income & Expenditure Survey (HIES)- 2016 [Based on
880 01' & 920 41' East Longitude Cost of Basic Needs (CBN) Method]

Area (Sq. Km) 1,47,570 Using upper poverty line

Standard Time GMT+6 National 24.3
Hours
Rural 26.4
Vital Statistics Urban 18.9
General Vital Statistics Using lower Poverty line
Population (In Million) National 12.9
Population Census 2001 130.0 Rural 14.9
Population Census 2011 151.7 Urban 7.6
2017 (Estimated) 162.7
Population Growth Rate (Percentage), 2017 1.37 Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 2017-18 (Base Year =
Male-Female Ratio, 2017 100.2 2005-06)
Population Density/Sq. Km, 2017 1,103 GDP at Current Price (In billion Tk.) 22,505
GDP at Constant Price (In billion Tk.) 10,224
Basic Vital Statistics GDP Growth at Constant Price (%) 7.86
Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2017 18.5 Per Capita National Income (In Tk.) 1,43,789
Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2017 5.1 Per Capita National Income (In US$ ) 1,751
Infant Mortality Rate (Per Thousand Live Birth), 24 Per Capita GDP (In Tk.) 1,37,518
(Below 1 Year of Age), 2017 Per Capita GDP (In US$) 1,675
Total Fertility Rate Per Women (15-49), 2017 2.05
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (%), 2017 62.5 Savings and Investment (Percentage of GDP), 2017-18
Life Expectancy (yrs), 2017 Domestic savings 22.83
Both Sex 72.0 National savings 27.42
Male 70.6 Total investment 31.23
Female 73.5 Public 7.97
Mean Age (yrs) at First Marriage, 2017 Private 23.26
Male 25.1
Female 18.4 Balance of Payments, 2017-18 (In Million US $)
Export Earning , fob 36,205
Health and Social Services Import Payments, fob 54,463
Persons Per Bed in Govt. Hospitals, 2013-14 1,652 Current Account Balance -9,780
Persons Per Registered Physician, 2014 2,039 Overall Balance -885
Improved Drinking Water Coverage (%), 2017 (tube-well) 98.0
Improved Sanitation facility (%), 2017 76.8 Foreign Exchange Reserves (As on 30.06.2018) 32,916
Literacy Rate of Population 7 +yrs (%), 2017 72.3
Male 74.3 Workers’ Remittances 14,982
Female 70.2

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Labour Force and Employment Government Revenue/Expenditure (Revised Budget),
Labour Force Survey, 2016-17 2017-18 (In billion Tk.)
Total Labour Force (15 +yrs), (Crore) 6.35 Total Revenue 2,594.54
Male 4.35 Total Expenditure 3,714.95
Female 2.00 Total Revenue (As Percentage of GDP) 11.53
Percentage of Total Labour Force by Broad Sectors Total Expenditure (As Percentage of GDP) 16.51
Agriculture Sector 40.6 Budget Deficit (Excluding Foreign Grants) 5.00
Non Agriculture Sector 59.4 Budget Deficit (Including Foreign Grants) 4.80

Transportation (Km.), 2017 Money Supply (In billion Tk.)

National Highway 3,813 Narrow Money (M1), June 2018 2,548.90
Regional Highway 4,247 Reserve Money, June 2018 2,337.40
Feeder Road/Zila Road 13,242 Broad Money (M2), June 2018 11,099.78
Railway 2,929
Inflation (%)
Financial Statistics Year (June 2018) 2016-17 5.44
Total Number of Commercial Banks 57 2017-18 5.78
State Owned Bank 6
Specialised Bank 2 Exchange Rate (2017-18)
Local Private Bank 40 Taka/US$ (Average) 82.10
Foreign Bank 9
Non-Bank Financial Institution 34 Capital Market (Share Price Index, as on June 2018)
DSE Broad Index (Base=100) 5,405.46
Chattogram Stock Exchange (Base=1000) 16,558.50

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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