Economic Indicators for Bangladesh


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Current account balance1.00-3.143.47-5.02Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index237.20215.86237.2024.28
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )9.887.7011.402.01Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate7.577.1214.857.12%
Interest rates0.631.9733.80-13.64Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt31.2031.8631.8631.20% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )84.5481.0197.0579.12
Human Capital Index0.460.460.480.46Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered4,473.007,629.008,103.004,473.00Number
Time required to start a business19.5019.5021.8019.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse273.52273.52273.52272.74Days
Armed forces Personnel227,000.00227,000.00252,000.0091,300.00Total
Exports of goods and services13.1612.8820.162.90Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services17.8320.9027.958.10Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP43746046010USD Billions
GDP Growth5.787.109.59-4.09Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.880.880.880.22Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.670.660.670.12Per 1,000 people
Labor force71,444,711.0070,320,018.0071,444,711.0038,190,767.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education11.7810.7411.783.89Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.951.986.791.95Total
Population17317217373Thousands