- Bangladesh's economy grew at a rate of 6.55% in fiscal year 2015 and is forecasted to grow at 7.05% in fiscal year 2016. Inflation declined to 6.05% by the end of 2015 due to lower fuel prices and stable monetary policy. - Exports grew by 3.3% in fiscal year 2015 to $23.9 billion while imports increased 11.2% to $31.6 billion. The country's foreign exchange reserves reached $31.4 billion by September 2016, up significantly from $6.1 billion in 2007. - Deposits and advances in the banking sector also increased substantially between 2010 and 2016 as the number of bank branches expanded across the

1. Macroeconomic Indicators of
Bangladesh
Presented by:
Md. Shah Naoaj
Assistant Director
Banking Regulation and Policy Department
Bangladesh Bank
Head Office
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2. GDP growth rate(FY2006 to FY2016P)
6.67
7.06
6.01
5.06
5.57
6.46 6.52
6.01 6.06
6.55
7.05
0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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3. GDP growth rate
6.67
7.06
6.01
5.06
5.57
6.46 6.52
6.01 6.06
6.55
7.05
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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the real GDP recorded a growth of
6.55% in FY 15 and forecasted
growth for FY16 is 7.05%
Despite slower growth in the
promising external market,
Bangladesh economy achieved
reasonably a satisfactory
growth during the FY15.

4. Level of inflation (point to point basis)
(from 2011 to 2016-Spet.)
11.14
5.54
8.05
6.97
6.25
5.53
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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5. Average CPI Inflation
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6. Average CPI Inflation
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• At end December 2015, annual average CPI stood at 6.05
percent
• Lower fuel prices, coupled with an accommodative
money growth rate and stable exchange rate, contributed
to decline in inflation rate.
• Good harvests and an easing of political unrest together
contributed to the decrease in food inflation.

7. Exports and Imports (2009-2016)
(Fig in Crore)
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Import 139,580 147,983 216,341 253,042 272,427 286,836 320,358 310,279
Export 107,195 112,345 164,159 193,376 211,643 230,946 238,504 261,820
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000

8. Exports and Imports (1999-2015)
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50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
350000
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Export
ImportExport
• Export growth in FY15 was 3.3 percent over FY14
• Aggregate exports increased by BDT 75.8
billion from BDT 2,314.3 billion in FY14 to BDT 2,390.1
billion in FY15
Export
• Apparels continued to occupy three-fourths share of the
export basket in FY15.
Import
• Merchandise imports increased by BDT 318.0 billion (11.2
percent) from BDT 2,842.4 billion in FY14 to BDT 3,160.4
billion in FY15

9. Yearly International Reserve (2007 to 2016-Sept)
(Fig in Billion Dollar)
6.1
7.5
10.4 10.7 10.9
15.3
21.6
25.0
30.1
31.4
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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10. Deposits of banking sector (1997-2016)
(Fig in crore)
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
900,000 1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Demand Deposits
Time Deposits
Total
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Year Demand Deposits Time Deposits Total
2010 41,622 275,043 316,665
2011 48,106 337,419 385,525
2012 51,060 407,388 458,449
2013 55,737 479,902 535,639
2014 64,344 558,978 623,323
2015 72,384 626,800 699,184
2016 89,759 703,947 793,706

11. Total advances of banking sector(1997-2016)
Fig in crore
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Advances 264,182 326,634 387,805 428,315 485,400 552,948 642,896
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

12. No of branches of scheduled banks
(2008-2016)
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
No of branches 6,747 6,936 7,246 7,712 8,059 8,427 8,794 9,131 9,515
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1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
No of branches

13. 2009 2015 2016
(Sept)
a) Urban 3,051 3,925 4123
b) Rural 4,136 5,173 5392
Total number of bank branches 7,187 9,098 9515
o Banks are now required to maintain 1:1 ratio in rural-
urban areas for opening of new bank branches.
Rural-Urban penetration of bank branches
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14. At a glance
A real GDP growth of 6.5 percent was recorded
in FY15, 40 basis points higher than the
growth recorded in FY14
The banking system, comprising 56 scheduled
banks, experienced a positive growth in most
of its income-earning assets. .
Bangladesh has come a long way, especially
over the past decade, and will continue to
make sustained progress in the years ahead.
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