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Economy of Bangladesh
Motijheel C/A, the downtown of Dhaka
CurrencyBangladeshi taka (BDT, ৳)
Fiscal year
1 July – 30 June
Trade organizations
SAFTA, SAARC, BIMSTEC, WTO, AIIB, IMF, Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, ADB, Developing-8
Country group
  • Developing/Emerging[1]
  • Lower-middle income economy[2]
Statistics
Population169,800,000 (2022)[3]
GDP
  • Increase $455 billion (nominal; 2024)[4]
  • Increase $1.619 trillion (PPP; 2024)[4]
GDP rank
  • 35th (nominal; 2024)
  • 25th (PPP; 2024)
GDP growth
  • Increase 6.0% (2023)[5]
  • Increase 5.7% (2024f)[5]
  • Increase 6.6% (2025f)[5]
GDP per capita
  • Increase $2,646 (nominal, 2024)[4]
  • Increase $9,416 (PPP, 2024)[4]
GDP per capita rank
  • 139th (nominal, 2024)
  • 126th (PPP, 2024)
GDP by sector
  • Agriculture: 12.91% [6]
  • Industry: 29.54% [7]
  • Services: 53.40% [8]
(FY2020)[9]
Inflation (CPI)
Negative increase 9.89% (January 2024)[10]
Population below poverty line
  • 18.7% (2024)[11]
  • Negative increase 5.6% living in extreme poverty (2024)[11]
    6.5% (rural) ; 3.8% (urban)
Gini coefficient
Negative increase 31.8 medium (2022)[12]
Human Development Index
  • 0.670medium (2024)[13] (129th)
  • Increase 0.503 low IHDI (2021)[14]
Labor force
  • 65,000,000 (2024)
  • Female 31.1%
  • Male 68.9% [15]
  • Decrease 55.8% employment rate (2017)[16]
Labor force by occupation
  • Agriculture: 40.6%
  • Industry: 20.4%
  • Services: 39.6%
  • (2017 est.)[17]
Unemployment
  • Negative increase 3.53%
  • (2024)[18]
Main industries
  • Textiles
  • Pharmaceutical Products
  • Electronics
  • Shipbuilding
  • Automotive
  • Bicycle
  • Leather
  • Jute
  • Glass
  • Paper
  • Plastic
  • Food and Beverages
  • Cement
  • Tea
  • Rice
  • Natural Gas and Crude Petroleum
  • Iron and Steel
External
Exports
  • $60.5 billion (2024)[19][20][21][22]
Export goods
Cotton textiles and knitwear,[23][24] jute and jute goods,[23][24] fish and seafood,[24] leather and leather goods, home textiles, pharmaceuticals, processed food,[25] plastics, bicycles[24]
Main export partners
  • Economy of Bangladesh Germany(+) 16%
  • Economy of Bangladesh United States(+) 15.2%
  • Economy of Bangladesh United Kingdom(+) 7.41%
  • Economy of Bangladesh Spain(+) 7.17%
  • Economy of Bangladesh Poland(+) 5.552%
  • Economy of Bangladesh France(+) 4.2%
  • Economy of Bangladesh Netherlands(+) 3.55%
  • Economy of Bangladesh Italy(+) 3.36% (2020)[26][27]
Imports
  • $70.1 billion (2024)[28]
Import goods
Liquified natural gas, crude oil and petroleum, machinery and equipment, chemicals, cotton, foodstuffs
Main import partners
  • Economy of Bangladesh China(+) 21.5%
  • Economy of Bangladesh India(+) 12.2%
  • Economy of Bangladesh Singapore(+) 9.2%
  • Economy of Bangladesh European Union(+) 6.2%
  • Economy of Bangladesh Hong Kong(+) 5.5%
  • Other 45.3%[29]
FDI stock
  • Increase $22.08 billion (March 2022)[30]
  • Increase Abroad: $309.6 million (31 December 2017 est.)[31]
Current account
  • Decrease −$18.697 billion
  • Decrease -4.2% of GDP
  • (F.Y. 2021-22)[32][33]
Gross external debt
  • Negative increase $110 billion
  • (F.Y. 2024)[34]
Public finances
Government debt
Negative increase 40.7% of GDP (November 2021)[35]
Budget balance
−3.2% of GDP (2017 est.)[31]
RevenuesIncrease ৳433000 crore (US$40 billion) (2022-2023)[36]
ExpensesIncrease ৳678064 crore (US$63 billion) (2022-2023)[36]
Credit rating
List of ratings
  • Standard & Poor's:[37]
    • BB− (Domestic)
    • BB− (Foreign)
    • BB− (T&C Assessment)
    • Outlook: Negative
  • Moody's:[38][39]
    • B1
    • Outlook: Stable
  • Fitch:[40]
    • BB−
    • Outlook: Negative
Foreign reserves
Decrease $20 billion (2024)[41] (63rd)
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of Bangladesh is a major developing market economy.[42] As the second-largest economy in South Asia,[43][44] Bangladesh's economy is the 35th largest in the world in nominal terms, and 25th largest by purchasing power parity. Bangladesh is seen by various financial institutions as one of the Next Eleven. It has been transitioning from being a frontier market into an emerging market. Bangladesh is a member of the South Asian Free Trade Area and the World Trade Organization. In fiscal year 2021–2022, Bangladesh registered a GDP growth rate of 7.2% after the global pandemic.[45] Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

Industrialisation in Bangladesh received a strong impetus after the partition of India due to labour reforms and new industries.[46] Between 1947 and 1971, East Bengal generated between 70% and 50% of Pakistan's exports.[47][48] Modern Bangladesh embarked on economic reforms in the late 1970s which promoted free markets and foreign direct investment. By the 1990s, the country had a booming ready-made garments industry. As of 16 March 2024, Bangladesh has the highest number of green garment factories in the world with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), where 80 are platinum-rated, 119 are gold-rated, 10 are silver, and four are without any rating.[49] As of 06 March 2024, Bangladesh is home to 54 of the top 100 LEED Green Garment Factories globally, including 9 out of the top 10, and 18 out of the top 20.[50] As of 27 April 2024, Bangladesh has a growing pharmaceutical industry with 12 percent average annual growth rate. Bangladesh is the only nation among the 48 least-developed countries that is almost self-sufficient when it comes to medicine production as local companies meet 98 percent of the domestic demand for pharmaceuticals.[51] Remittances from the large Bangladeshi diaspora became a vital source of foreign exchange reserves.[52] Agriculture in Bangladesh is supported by government subsidies and ensures self-sufficiency in food production.[53][54] Bangladesh has pursued export-oriented industrialisation.[55][56]

Bangladesh experienced robust growth after the pandemic with macroeconomic stability, improvements in infrastructure, a growing digital economy, and growing trade flows.[57] Tax collection remains very low, with tax revenues accounting for only 7.7% of GDP.[58] Bangladesh's banking sector has a large amount of non-performing loans or loan defaults, which have caused a lot of concern.[58][59] The private sector makes up 80% of GDP.[60][61] The Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange are the two stock markets of the country.[62] Most Bangladeshi businesses are privately owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) which make up 90% of all businesses.[63]

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