Last Update June 2016 This is a small effort to present Bangladesh in numbers. Hopefully, this compilation will reveal the stories that are changing Bangladesh, but often fail to make the buzz they deserve. Comments and criticisms are very welcome.

1. Bangladesh
A compilation of facts, figures and
insights
Prepared by
Ryan Fardin Sakib
ryanfardinsakib@gmail.com
+88 01680 580 930
A Macro Overview

2. Brief History Slide 3
Climate and Geography Slide 4
Population Slide 5
GDP and inflation Slide 6
GDP Composition Slide 7
Sector Growth Slide 8-9
National Income Slide 10
Foreign Remittance Slide 11
Income and Spending Slide 12
Financial Markets and
Systems
Slide 13
Education and Literacy Slide 14
Poverty Reduction Slide 15
Energy Production Slide 15
Internet and Telecommunication Slide 17-18
Road and Transport Slide 19-22
Major Export Slide 23
Major Import Slide 24-25
Key Economic Events Slide 26-29
What’s Ahead

3. Source: History of Bangladesh, Lonely Planet.: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bangladesh/history
700 BC
Iron Age Culture
Mahasthangarh
600 BC
Vanga Kingdom
Nanda Dynasty
1608 AD
First Subedar of Bengal
Islam Khan, appointed by
Mughal Empire
1757 AD
The British gain control
of Bengal
Battle of Plassey
Early 19th- 20th Century
The Bengal Renaissance
Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi
Nazrul Islam
1948
Creation of Pakistan
Bangladesh becomes East
Pakistan
1952
Bangla Language
Movement
1971
Bangladesh is Born
The Independence War
A brief history

4. CLIMATE and GEOGRAPHY
West, north, and east: India
South-east: Myanmar
South: Bay of Bengal
Tropical monsoon climate; Mild winter
(October to March); Hot, humid
summer (March to June); Warm rainy
monsoon (June to October)
AREA
BORDER
CLIMATE
GEOGRAPHY
147,570 square
kilometers
Geographic Coordinates:
24 00 N, 90 00 E
Terrain: Mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly
in southeast
Maritime Claim
Territorial Sea: 12nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

5. Population
Urban-Rural Ratio
34: 66
Growing at 3%
Population
161 Million
8th Largest
4.33
5.19
8.87
15.18
19.63
23.1
31
1951 1961 1974 1981 1991 2001 2011
Male Female Ratio
0.95 : 1
Population Under
30
43%
Avg Age 24.3 yrs.
Bangladesh Urban Population
(As % of Population)
1.36
1.27
0.32
0.25
0.20
0.19
0.18
0.16
0.14
0.13
10 Largest Population, 2014
(Billions)
BBS, World Bank, CIA
Population Growth
1.2%
Dependency Ratio
52%
Youth dependency 45%

6. GDP and inflationGDP
At current price
Inflation
(Consumer Price,
April 2016)
GDP Growth
Rate
$221billion
(2015)
7.05% 6.04%
133.40 150.00
172.89
195.16
221.31
2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016(p)
GDP (Billion USD) 6.5
6.0
6.1
6.6
7.1
8.2
7.2
5.7 5.9
6.6
10.9
6.4
7.5
6.6
6.0
2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016(p)
Year wise GDP Growth vs. Inflation (%)
GDP Growth Inflation (GDP Deflator)
Inflation (Consumer Price)
CPI Base year changed
from 1995-1996
to 2005-2006
BBS, Bangladesh Bank

7. AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY
12%
FISHING
4%
MINING AND
QUARRYING
2%
MANUFACTURING
21%
ELECTRICITY, GAS AND
WATER SUPPLY
1%
CONSTRUCTION
7%
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR
14%
HOTEL AND RESTAURANTS
1%
TRANSPORT, STORAGE &
COMMUNICATION
11%
FINANCIAL
INTERMEDIATIONS
3%
REAL ESTATE, RENTING
AND BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES
7%
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
AND DEFENCE
4%
EDUCATION
2%
HEALTH AND SOCIAL
WORKS
2%
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL SERVICES
9%
GDP Composition
17.4 16.8 16.5 16.0 15.3
28.1 29.0
29.6 30.4 31.3
54.5 54.2 54.0 53.6 53.4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16(p)
Year wise GDP Composition (%)
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY SERVICES
AGRICULTURE
15%
INDUSTRY
31%
SERVICES
54%
Continued growth of Industries
Sector wise Contribution 2015-16(p)

8. Sector Growth
1.5
6.2
12.1
10.3 11.2
8.9
6.6 7.0 6.5 6.6
4.5
15.7
13.8
8.5
3.3
Sector Growth 2015-16 (%)

9. 0
5
10
15
20
25
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16(p)
Growing Sector
Declining Sector
2015-16 Contribution
Year Wise Sector Contribution (% of GDP)
Sector Growth
Manufacturing 20.77%
Trade and Repair Of Motor 14.02%
Agriculture and Forestry 11.68%
Transport, Storage, Communication 11.37%
Personal and Social Services 9.18%
Construction 7.28%
Real Estate 6.64%
Public Administration and Defense 3.77%
Fishing 3.65%
Financial Intermediations 3.36%
Education 2.43%
Health and Social Works 1.86%
Mining and Quarrying 1.76%
Electricity, Gas and Water 1.47%
Hotel and Restaurants 0.75%

10. National IncomeGross National
Income
Current USD, 2015-16(p)
$234.4
billion
Per Capita
Income
PPP in USD, 2016
$3,900
Per Capita
Income
Current USD, 2015-16(p)
$1,465
Escaped the tag of “low Income” in July 2015
Dhaka Tribune, July 2, 2015
$2,600
$3,340
$4,490
$912
$1,316
$2,404
World Bank GNI Forecast to 2021
GNI PPP $ GNI Atlas $
CIA Factbook Est.

11. 4.8
6.0
7.9
9.7
11.0
11.7
12.8
14.5
14.2
15.0
11.1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Foreign Remittance
Earned
Jun 2015- Apr 2016
11
Billion USD
1.14
1.29
1.60 1.53
2.24
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total Foreign
Reserve
29.11
Billion USD
FDI Inflow
(Billion USD)
Foreign Remittance
Earned
(Billion USD)
Foreign RemittanceForeign Direct
Investment Inflow
2015-2016
2.24
Billion USD

12. Income and Spending
514 565 623 649 711 805 895 972
749
833
915 956
1,054
1,184
1,316
1,466
69%
68%
68%
68%
67%
68% 68%
66%
65%
66%
66%
67%
67%
68%
68%
69%
69%
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Disposable Income (US $)
Consumer Spending (US $)
Spending as percentage of income

13. FINANCIAL MARKETS and Systems
CURRENCY
CONVERSION INTEREST RATE
(Schedule banks' weighted
average on Apr 2016)
DAILY AVG M-COMMERCE
TRANSACTION
MARKET
CAPITALIZATION CAPITAL OUTPUT
RATIO
(Average Incremental,
FY2012-2014)
Deposit 5.92%
Advances 10.78%
DSE :
$40.00 billion
CSE :
$31.39 billion 4.5
NUMBER OF
CREDIT, DEBIT and
PREPAID CARDS
8.9 million
1 USD = 78.40 BDT
1 EUR = 88.23 BDT
1 GBP = 111.79 BDT
1 JPY = 0.7330 BDT
$54.5 million
M-commerce Customers
26.9 million

14. 7.94
3.04
2.25
0.60 0.61
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
School College Madrasah University Technical
Education
Total Students (Millions) Female Students (Millions)
http://www.moedu.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=300&Itemid=301
Literacy Rate
Higher Education
Enrollment
Female Youth (15-
24 yrs.) literacy
rate
59.82% 80.4% 4.21%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Female Youth (15-24 yrs.)
literacy rate %
Education & Literacy

15. POVERTY REDUCTION
80%
of the
population will
be above
extreme
poverty line
by 2020
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Dhaka
Ctg
Rngpr
Rajshi
Khulna
Barisal
Sylhet
Divisional Poverty Rate
2010 2020
Poverty
gap will
be
reduced
within
regions
51% 60% 69% 75% 80%
65% 72% 79% 84% 87%
48%
56%
65%
73% 78%
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Population Over
Poverty Line
National Urban Rural

16. Electricity
Generation
Capacity
12,339MW
Per Capita Energy
Consumption
321 KWH
Energy Production79
Natural Gas Wells
23
Operational Gas Fields
Diesel
8%
Coal
2%
Power Import
5%
Hydro
2%Furnace Oil
62%
Natural Gas
21%
Diesel Coal Power Import
Hydro Furnace Oil Natural Gas
600 MW
Power Import
15 MW
Solar Energy
Capacity
134%
Power Generation
growth
(2005-2016)
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
2005
2016
5275
12339
3812
8510
Installed (MW)
Max Generation (MW)
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2010
2016
6,454
11,405
Forecasted
Demand (MW)
Renewable Energy–related
Workforce
6th
largest in the world

17. INTERNET & TELECOMMUNICATION
MOBILE PHONE USERS
132
million users
99%
Geographic Coverage
ACTIVE INTERNET USERS
62million
39% of the population
Annual growth rate 13%
3G & WIMAX
Five telecom operators
are providing 3G network
services. 4G Wimax data
services is here as well.
MOBILE PHONE OWNERSHIP
83%
at Individual Level
BTRC

18. INTERNET & TELECOMMUNICATION
BTRC
22.839
34.909
38.939
54.658
62.004
15%
23%
25%
34%
39%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
INTERNET USERS & INTERNET PENETRATION
Internet Users (Millions) Internet Penetration (%)
92.12
102.995
116.239
131.996
131.949
60%
67%
74%
83% 83%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
MOBILE PHONE USERS & MOBILE PENETRATION
Mobilephone Users (Millions) Mobilephone Penetration (%)

19. SMARTPHONE USAGE
13.5%
NUMBER OF SMARTPHONE USERS
8.2Million
165% Annual Growth
NUMBER OF MOBILE INTERNET USERS
58.7Million
33% Annual Growth

20. Number of VEHICLEs
Roads
Road density 2nd
highest in the world
69.2 km/ 100 sq. km
AIRPORTS
9 Airports
SEA PORTS
2 Sea Ports
Mongla, Chittagong
L& PORTS
20 L& ports

21. 191 185
161
137
161
321
76 73
60 54
73
96
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
New Vehicle Registration
In Bangladesh (Thousands) In Dhaka (Thousands)
Total Number of
Registered Vehicles
2.6 Millions
BRTA Rough Estimation of
Unregistered Vehicles
0.3 Millions
NUMBER OF VEHICLES

22. 4
231
17
37
6 18 24 11
45
88
27
1,493
81
298
8 4
45
35
117
8
3 8 2
25
6 14 17
5
30
65
10
402
56
232
1 2
36
23
49
4
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
In Bangladesh (Thousands) In Dhaka (Thousands)
NUMBER OF VEHICLES

23. 115 102 86 91
240
0
200
400
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Motorcycle registration
(Thousands)
13 9 10 15
21
0
20
40
2011 2012 2013 2014
Private Car Registration
(Thousands)
1.76
1.44
1.11
1.49
2.39
0
1
2
3
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Bus Registration (Thousands)
75.00
172.00
51.00
374.00
88.00
0
100
200
300
400
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Taxi Cab Registration
7.33
4.34 5.13
8.14
6.33
0
5
10
2011 2012 2013 2014
Truck Registration (Thousands)
20.42 23.55
15.70 19.90 20.00
0
20
40
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Autorickshaw Registration
(Thousands)
GROWTH OF VEHICLES

24. EXPORT & IMPORT
BTRC
18.22
22.8435
23.7576
27.4543
29.1573
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
EXPORT
Export (billion US $)
37.214
37.204
40.257
40.731
40.579
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
MOBILE PHONE USERS & MOBILE PENETRATION
IMport (billion US $)

25. Major Exports
Export (2014-2015)
$25.5 billion
Contributing 82% of total export
4296 producers employing
4 million workers
RMG Leather JUTE
Export (2014-2015)
$0.86 billion
Largest raw jute exporter
Annual growth rate 5.34%
Over 100 jute mills active
Export (2014-2015)
$1.13 billion
Leather export $398 million
Leather product export $249 million
Leather footwear export $484 million

26. Major Import
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
POL Textile and articles
thereof
Iron, steel and other
base metals
Raw cotton Capital machinery Edible oil
Import in Million US$
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

27. Major Import
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Plastics and rubber
articles thereof
Yarn Chemical Fertilizer Crude petroleum Sugar
Import in Million US$ 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
2011-12 2012-13

28. A 200-850 MW LNG-based combined cycle power project including LNG
terminal and storage & regasification system at Chittagong,
Projected Completion : Will start operation in 2016
Contractor: Singapore-based Astra Oil and Accelerate Energy Consortium
(AEC)
Investment: US$ 500 million ($200 million to build fixed infrastructure
including pipeline and mooring system and $300 million for FSRU)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group will
provide 25% of the cost. Petro Bangla will pay a yearly payment of $90.16
million to the contractor consortium.
The LNG terminal would have a storage capacity of five million tons per year and a re-gasification capacity of at least 500 million cubic feet per day. It
will have berthing and mooring facilities for LNG tankers with a capacity of 138,000-260,000 cubic meters, with the construction contract to be
awarded on a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) basis for 15 years.
Bangladesh has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Qatar to import LNG.
KEY ECONOMIC EVENTS
Moheshkhali LNG Terminal

29. Ultra Super Critical Technology will be used at the Matarbari project which
will have work efficiency of 42 per cent, which will make it World’s most
efficient coal based power plant.
KEY ECONOMIC EVENTS
Location: Ruppur, Pakshi Union,
Pabna
Capacity: 2000 mw
Projected Completion : 2021
Contractor: ROSATOM, Russia
Investment: Tk5,087.81cr
Matarbari Coal-based power plantRuppur Nuclear Power Plant
Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL) will provide Taka
4,926.66 crore from its own fund while Taka 28,939.03 crore will come from the
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Location: Matarbari, Cox's Bazar,
Chittagong,
Capacity: 1200 mw
Projected Completion 2023
Contractor: CPGCBL, Bangladesh
Investment: Tk 36,000 cr
Tk4,000cr will be provided from the Russian government, while BD government
will provide the rest. Bangladesh has sought help from India for the training of
human resources to operate the plant.
Country's first nuclear power plant would play a vital role in meeting electricity
demand of Bangladesh, particularly in northern region. The plant will be the
country’s first step to move away from fossil fuel, especially natural gas

30. Main Bridge (6.15 km long):
Contractor : China Major Bridge
Engineering Co. Ltd,
Contract Cost : BDT: 12,133.39 crore.
River Training Works(14 km length):
Contractor : Sinohydro Corporation
Limited, China.
Contract Cost : BDT: 8707.81 crore.
Janjira Approach Road and Selected
Bridge End Facilities (10.5 km length):
Contractor : AML-HCM JV.
Contract Cost : BDT: 1097.40 crore.
Mawa Approach Road and Selected
Bridge End Facilities (1.5 km length):
Contractor : AML-HCM JV.
Contract Cost : BDT: 193.40 crore.
Service Area-2:
Contractor : Abdul Monem Ltd.
Contract Cost : BDT: 208.71 crore.
KEY ECONOMIC EVENTS
Padma Multipurpose Bridge
The Padma Bridge is expected to unlock the potential and
transform the lives of nearly 30 million Bangladeshis living in
the country's Southwest region. By reducing distances to
major urban centers like Dhaka by almost 100km, the bridge
will facilitate regional trade, reduce poverty while accelerating
growth and development in the country as a whole.
Estimated Total Cost
Tk 28,793.38 crore
Estimated Completion
2020
The government would spend on the
project the $200 million it received
as grant from India. Besides, it
plans to raise $500million to
$1billion by floating sovereign
bonds on the international market.
Moreover, the government
considers setting aside a part of
the country's foreign currency
reserve for the project. and the
central bank has already given its
primary consent to the plan.

31. A 20km long metro rail line is under construction as a part of a Massive Rapid Transit
network that will alleviate the traffic congestion of Dhaka. A total of 24 such trains each
with six air-conditioned spacious coaches would carry 60,000 passengers every hour to
both directions. Trains will operate every four minute, enabling a commuter to travel from
Uttara to Motijheel in just 38 minutes which usually takes 2 hours.
Projected Completion: Partial completion by late 2019. Full operation starts from the end
of 2020.
Contractors: Nippon Koei Limited of Japan leads the consortium of consultants including
Nippon Koei India Ltd, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, Mott MacDonald Ltd India, Mott
MacDonald Ltd UK and Development Design Consultants Ltd Bangladesh.
The first tender for pre-qualification to procure 24 locomotives, 144 coaches and
equipment for the depot was floated early January 2015
Investment: US$ 2.75 billion
Japanese aid agency JICA will provide US$ 2 billion as loan and the government will
arrange the rest.
KEY ECONOMIC EVENTSDhaka Metro Rail

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