| Gross Domestic Product, 2000 | Bangladesh | Asia (excl. Middle East) | World | |
| GDP in million constant 1995 US dollars | 48906 | 8913075 | 34109900 | |
| GDP PPP (million current international dollars) {a} | 209928 | 14443434 | 44913910 | |
| Gross National Income (PPP, in million current | ||||
| international dollars), 2000 {a} | 208944 | 14332825 | 44458520 | |
| GDP per capita, 2000 | ||||
| in 1995 US dollars | 356 | 2670 | 5632 | |
| in current international dollars | 1527 | 4327 | 7416 | |
| Average annual growth in GDP, 1991-2000 | ||||
| Total | 5 % | 3 % | 3 % | |
| Per capita | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % | |
| Percent of GDP earned by: | ||||
| Agriculture, 2000 | 25 % | X | X | |
| Industry, 2000 | 24 % | X | X | |
| Services, 2000 | 51 % | X | X | |
| International Trade | ||||
| Trade in Goods and Services (million current $US) | ||||
| Imports, 2000 | 9057 | 819978 | X | |
| Exports, 2000 | 6585 | 895412 | X | |
| Exports as a percent of GDP, 2000 | 14 % | X | X | |
| Balance of Trade, 2000 (million current $US) | -2472 | X | X | |
| Official Development Assistance (ODA ) and Financial Flows | ||||
| ODA in million US dollars, 1998-2000 {b} | 1217 | X | 59073 | |
| ODA per capita in US dollars, 1998-2000 {b} | 9 | 4 | 10 | |
| Current Account Balance (million $US), 2000 | 2 | X | X | |
| Total external debt, million $US, 1998-2000 {b} | 15938 | X | X | |
| Debt service as a % of export earnings, 1995-97 {b} | 12.4 % | X | X | |
| Foreign Direct Investment, net inflows | ||||
| (million current $US), 2000 | 280 | 71197 | X | |
| International Tourism Receipts, | ||||
| 1995-1997 (million $US) | 33 | X | X | |
| National Savings (as a percent of Gross National Income) | ||||
| Gross National Savings, 2000 | 23 % | 30 % | 23 % | |
| Net National Savings, 2000 | 17 % | 17 % | X | |
| Adjusted Net Savings, 2000 | 16 % | 19 % | X | |
| Income Distribution (years vary) | ||||
| Gini coefficient (0=perfect equality; | ||||
| 100=perfect inequality) | 34 | X | X | |
| Percent of total income earned by the richest | ||||
| 20% of the population: | 42.8 % | X | X | |
| Percent of total income earned by the poorest | ||||
| 20% of the population: | 8.7 % | X | X | |
| National Poverty Rate | 35.6 % | X | X | |
| Poverty Rate, Urban Population | 14.3 % | X | X | |
| Percent of population living on less than $1 a day | 29.1 % | X | X | |
| Percent of population living on less than $2 a day | 77.8 % | X | X | |
| Other Resources: | ||||
| Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization | ||||
| a. Data are in international dollars, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP rates provide a standard measure allowing comparison of real | ||||
| price levels between countries. b. Data are averaged for the range of years listed. | ||||
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