Socio-Economic Indicators of Bangladesh

General Geographical Location/Characteristics Poverty Situation

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Location 20 34' & 26 38' North Latitude
880 01' & 920 41' East Longitude
Area (Sq. Km) 1,47,570 Incidence of Poverty (%) 21.8
Standard Time Incidence of Extreme Poverty (%) 11.3
GMT+6 Hours
Vital Statistics Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 2018-19 (Prov.)
General Vital Statistics GDP at Current Price (In Cr. Tk.) 2536177
Population (In Million) GDP at Constant Price (In Cr. Tk.) 1105514
Population Census 2001 130.0 GDP Growth at Constant Price (%) 8.13
Population Census 2011 151.7 Per Capita National Income (In Tk.) 160060
Estimated 2018 163.7 Per Capita National Income (In US$ ) 1909
Per Capita GDP (In Tk.) 153197
Population Growth Rate (Percentage), 2017 1.37 Per Capita GDP (In US$) 1827
Male-Female Ratio, 2017 100.2
Population Density/Sq. Km, 2017 1103 Savings and Investment (Percentage of GDP)
2018-19 (Prov.)
Basic Vital Statistics Domestic savings 23.93
Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2017 18.5 National savings 28.41
Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2017 5.1 Total investment 31.56
Infant Mortality Rate (Per Thousand Live Birth), 24 Public 8.17
(Below 1 Year of Age), 2017 Private 23.40
Total Fertility Rate Per Women (15-49), 2017 2.05
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (%), 2017 62.5 Balance of Payments, 2018-19 (July-February,
2019) (In Million US $)
Life Expectancy (yrs), 2017 Export Earning , fob 27144
Both Sex 72.0 Import Payments, fob 37839
Male
70.6 Current Account Balance (-)4270
Female 73.5 Overall Balance (-)499
Mean Age (yrs) at First Marriage, 2017 Workers’ Remittances (July-March, 2019) 11869
Male 25.1 Foreign Exchange Reserves (30.04.2019) 32123
Female 18.4 Budget 2018-19 (Revised)
Health and Social Services Total Revenue (In Crore Taka) 316599
Persons Per Registered Physician, 2018 1 :1724 Total Expenditure (In Crore Taka) 442541
Improved Drinking Water Coverage (%), 2017 98.0 Total Revenue (As Percentage of GDP) 12.48
(tube-well)
Improved Sanitation facility (%), 2017 76.8 Total Expenditure (As Percentage of 17.45
GDP)
Literacy Rate of Population 7 +yrs (%), 2017 72.3 Budget Deficit (Excluding Foreign 4.82
Grants, % GDP)
Male 74.3 Budget Deficit (Including Foreign 4.97
Grants, % GDP)
Female 70.2

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Labour Force and Employment Financial Statistics Year (Up to February, 2019)
Total Number of Commercial Banks 59
Labour Force Survey, 2016-17 State Owned Bank 6
Total Labour Force (15 +yrs), (Crore) 6.35 Specialised Bank 3
Male 4.35 Local Private Bank 41
Female 2.00 Foreign Bank 9
Non-Bank Financial Institution 34
Percentage of Total Labour Force by Broad
Sectors
Agriculture Sector 40.6
Industry Service 20.4 Money Supply (In billion Tk.) End
February, 2019
Service 39
Transportation (Km.), Up to February, 2019 Narrow Money (M1) 252374
National Highway 3906 Reserve Money 226743
Regional Highway 4483 Broad Money (M2) 1160573
Feeder Road/Zila Road 13207
Total Road 21596 Capital Market (Share Price Index, as on 30April
2019)
Railway 2017-18 2956 DSE Broad Index (Base=100) 5203
Chattogram Stock Exchange 15913
(Base=1000)
Exchange Rate Average (July-February, 2019)
Taka/US$ 83.89
Inflation (%) Average
2018-19 (July to March, 2019) 5.44

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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