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) 147570 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
2015 (Estimated) 158.9
Population Growth Rate (Percentage), 2015 1.37 Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 2016-17 (Base Year =
Male-Female Ratio, 2015 100.3 2005-06)
Population Density/Sq. Km., 2015 1077 GDP at Current Price (In billion Tk.) 19,758
GDP at Constant Price (In billion Tk.) 9,479
Basic Vital Statistics GDP Growth at Constant Price (%) 7.28
Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2015 18.8 Per Capita National Income (In Tk.) 1,27,401
Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2015 5.1 Per Capita National Income (In US$ ) 1,610
Infant Mortality Rate (Per Thousand Live Birth), 29 Per Capita GDP (In Tk.) 1,22,152
(Below 1 Year of Age), 2015 Per Capita GDP (In US$) 1,544
Total Fertility Rate Per Women (15-49), 2015 2.10
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (%), 2015 62.1 Savings and Investment (Percentage of GDP), 2016-17
Life Expectancy (yrs), 2015 Domestic savings 25.33
Both Sex 70.9 National savings 29.64
Male 69.4 Total investment 30.51
Female 72.0 Public 7.41
Mean Age (yrs) at First Marriage, 2015 Private 23.10
Male 25.3
Female 18.4 Balance of Payments, 2016-17 (In Million US $)
Export Earning , fob 34,019
Health and Social Services Import Payments, fob 43,491
Persons Per Bed in Govt. Hospitals, 2013-14 1,652 Current Account Balance -1,480
Persons Per Registered Physician, 2014 2,039 Overall Balance 3,169
Improved Drinking Water Coverage (%), 2015 (tube-well) 97.9
Improved Sanitation facility (%), 2015 73.5 Foreign Exchange Reserves (As on 30.06.2017) 33,407
Literacy Rate of Population 7 +yrs (%), 2015 63.6
Male 65.6 Workers’ Remittances 12,770
Female 61.6

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Labour Force and Employment Government Revenue/Expenditure (Revised Budget),
Labour Force Survey, 2015-16 2016-17 (In billion Tk.)
Total Labour Force (15 +yrs), (Crore) 6.21 Total Revenue 2,185.00
Male 4.31 Total Expenditure 3,172.00
Female 1.91 Total Revenue (As Percentage of GDP) 11.17
Percentage of Total Labour Force by Broad Sectors Total Expenditure (As Percentage of GDP) 16.21
Agriculture Sector 42.7 Budget Deficit (Excluding Foreign Grants) 5.00
Non Agriculture Sector 57.3 Budget Deficit (Including Foreign Grants) 4.80

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

National Highway 3,813 Narrow Money (M1), June, 2017 2,400.79
Regional Highway 4,247 Reserve Money, June, 2017 2,246.59
Feeder Road /Zila Road 13,242 Broad Money (M2), June, 2017 10,160.76
Railway 2,877
Inflation (%)
Financial Statistics Year (June, 2017) 2015-16 5.92
Total Number of Commercial Banks 57 2016-17 5.44
State Owned Bank 6
Specialised Bank 2 Exchange Rate (2016-17)
Local Private Bank 40 Taka/US$ (Average) 79.12
Foreign Bank 9
Non-Bank Financial Institution 34 Capital Market (Share Price Index, as on June, 2017)
DSE Broad Index (Base=100) 5656
Chittagong Stock Exchange (Base=1000) 15580

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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