Socio-Economic Indicators of Bangladesh

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

Location 200 34' & 260 38' North Latitude Income & Expenditure Survey (HIES)- 2010 [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 Hours National 31.50
Rural 35.20
Vital Statistics Urban 21.30
General Vital Statistics Using lower Poverty line
Population (In Million) National 17.60
Population Census 2001 130.0 Rural 21.10
Population Census 2011 151.7 Urban 7.70
2015-16 (Estimated) 159.9 According to the estimate of General Economic
Population Growth Rate (Percentage), 2015 1.37 Division, 2015
Male-Female Ratio, 2015 100.3 Upper poverty line 24.8
Population Density/Sq. Km., 2015 1077 Lower poverty line 12.9
National Poverty Level of Bangladesh ,BBS 23.2
(July-April 2016
Basic Vital Statistics
Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2015 18.8 Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 2015-16 (Base Year =
Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2015 5. 1 2005-06)
Infant Mortality Rate (Per Thousand Live Birth), 29 GDP at Current Price (In billion Tk.) 17,329
(Below 1 Year of Age), 2015 GDP at Constant Price (In billion Tk.) 8,835
Total Fertility Rate Per Women (15-49), 2015 2.10 GDP Growth at Constant Price (%) 7.11
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (%), 2015 62.1 Per Capita National Income (In Tk.) 1,14,621
Life Expectancy (yrs), 2015 Per Capita National Income (In US$ ) 1,465
Both Sex 70.9 Per Capita GDP (In Tk.) 1,08,378
Male 69.4 Per Capita GDP (In US$) 1,385
Female 72.0
Mean Age (yrs) at First Marriage, 2015 Savings and Investment (Percentage of GDP), 2015-16
Male 25.3
Female 18.4 Domestic savings 24.98
National savings 30.77
Health and Social Services Total investment 29.65
Persons Per Bed in Govt. Hospitals, 2013-14 1,652 Public 6.66
Persons Per Registered Physician, 2014 2,628 Private 22.99
Improved Drinking Water Coverage (%), 2015 (tube-well) 97.9
Improved Sanitation facility (%), 2014 63.5 Balance of Payments, 2015-16 (In Million US $)
Literacy Rate of Population 7 +yrs (%), (HIES) 2015 63.6 Export Earning 34,242
Male 65.0 Import Payments 42,921
Female 61.6 Current Account Balance 3706
Overall Balance 5036
Foreign Exchange Reserves (As on 30176
30.06.2016)
Workers’ Remittances 14931

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Labour Force and Employment Government Revenue/Expenditure (Revised Budget),
Labour Force Survey, 2013 2015-16 (In billion Tk.)
Total Labour Force (15 +yrs), (Crore) 6.1 Total Revenue 1,774.00
Male 4.3 Total Expenditure 2,645.64
Female 1.8 Total Revenue (As Percentage of GDP) 10.24
Percentage of Total Labour Force by Broad Sectors Total Expenditure (As Percentage of GDP) 15.27
Agriculture Sector 45.1 Budget Deficit (Excluding Foreign Grants) 5.00
Non Agriculture Sector 54.9 Budget Deficit (Including Foreign Grants) 4.70

Transportation (Km.), 2016 Money Supply (In billion Tk.)

National Highway 3,813 Narrow Money (M1), June, 2016 2124.31
Regional Highway 4,247 Reserve Money, June, 2016 1932.01
Feeder Road /Zila Road 13,242 Broad Money (M2), June, 2016 9163.78
Railway 2,877
Exchange Rate (2015-16)
Financial Statistics Year (June, 2016) Taka/US$ (Average) 78.26
Total Number of Commercial Banks 56
State Owned Bank 6 Capital Market (Share Price Index, as on June, 2016)
Specialised Bank 2 DSE Broad Index (Base=100) 4508
Local Private Bank 39 Chittagong Stock Exchange (Base=1000) 13623
Foreign Bank 9
Non-Bank Financial Institution 33

Sources: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Finance Division, Bangladesh Bank, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, SEC, Ministry of Primary
and Mass Education, Ministry of Communication.

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