Markets Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Currency 83.94 83.85 84.26 84.67 85.08 85.92
Stock Market (points) 5321.41 5460 5416 5371 5327 5240
Overview Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 7.90 7.1 7.1 7.1 7 7.1
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.20 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4
Inflation Rate (%) 5.55 6 6.1 5.7 6 6
Interest Rate (%) 6.00 6 6 6 6 6
Balance of Trade (BDT Billion) -193.40 -174 -154 -135 -135 -160
Current Account (USD Million) -1354.00 -2900 -1500 -150 -150 -1800
Current Account to GDP (%) -3.60 -2.5 -2.5 -2.5 -2.7 -2.7
Government Debt to GDP (%) 27.10 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.5 25.5
Government Budget (% of GDP) -4.80 -4.1 -4.1 -4.1 -3.8 -3.8
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 25.00 25 25 25 25 25
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 30.00 30 30 30 30 30
GDP Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 7.90 7.1 7.1 7.1 7 7.1
GDP (USD Billion) 249.72 286 286 286 305 305
GDP Constant Prices (BDT Billion) 10224.38 10152 10152 10950 10940 11717
Gross National Product (BDT Billion) 10690.64 10574 10574 11450 11439 12251
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (BDT Million) 7043.96 6456 6456 7544 7537 8072
GDP per capita (USD) 1093.05 1253 1253 1253 1336 1336
GDP per capita PPP (USD) 3523.98 3715 3715 3715 3715 3715
GDP From Agriculture (BDT Million) 10468.80 11212 11212 11212 11202 11997
GDP From Construction (BDT Million) 7359.50 7882 7882 7882 7875 8434
GDP From Manufacturing (BDT Million) 22427.00 24019 24019 24019 23997 25701
GDP From Mining (BDT Million) 1747.40 1871 1871 1871 1870 2002
GDP From Public Administration (BDT Million) 3646.30 3905 3905 3905 3902 4179
GDP From Services (BDT Million) 136914.00 146635 146635 146635 146498 156899
GDP From Transport (BDT Million) 10920.80 11696 11696 11696 11685 12515
GDP From Utilities (BDT Million) 150890.00 161603 161603 161603 161452 172915
Labour Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.20 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4
Wages (BDT/Month) 13258.00 14200 14200 14200 14200 15100
Population (Million) 161.80 165 165 164 166 166
Living Wage Family (BDT/Month) 15100.00 12900 12900 12900 12900 13300
Living Wage Individual (BDT/Month) 8080.00 9800 9800 9800 9800 10000
Minimum Wages (BDT/Month) 8000.00 8000 8000 8000 8000 8000
Retirement Age Men 59.00 59 59 59 59 59
Retirement Age Women 59.00 59 59 59 59 59
Wages High Skilled (BDT/Month) 9690.00 9690 10400 10400 10400 10900
Wages Low Skilled (BDT/Month) 5210.00 5210 4920 4920 4920 5000
Prices Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Inflation Rate (%) 5.55 6 6.1 5.7 6 6
Consumer Price Index CPI (Index Points) 262.45 262 273 274 277 292
Inflation Rate Mom (%) 0.42 0.43 0.62 0.6 0.6 0.3
Food Inflation (%) 5.72 5.6 5.9 6 6 4.8
CPI Transportation (Index Points) 236.90 239 246 250 250 266
Money Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Interest Rate (%) 6.00 6 6 6 6 6
Interbank Rate (%) 4.36 4.36 4.36 4.36 4.36 4.36
Money Supply M2 (BDT Billion) 11545.58 11550 11760 12700 12700 13500
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD Million) 32235.70 31575 30778 32400 32400 33500
Loans to Private Sector (BDT Billion) 9156.03 9780 10000 11500 11500 12800
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 5.61 5.61 5.61 5.61 5.61 5.61
Trade Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Balance of Trade (BDT Billion) -193.40 -174 -154 -135 -135 -160
Current Account (USD Million) -1354.00 -2900 -1500 -150 -150 -1800
Current Account to GDP (%) -3.60 -2.5 -2.5 -2.5 -2.7 -2.7
Exports (BDT Billion) 271.93 227 229 235 235 240
Imports (BDT Billion) 465.30 401 383 370 370 400
Remittances (USD Million) 1202.85 1250 1285 1330 1330 1500
Foreign Direct Investment (USD Million) 1706.00 1850 1850 1850 1900 1900
External Debt (USD Billion) 28.57 34 34 34 37 37
Government Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Government Debt to GDP (%) 27.10 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.5 25.5
Government Budget (% of GDP) -4.80 -4.1 -4.1 -4.1 -3.8 -3.8
Government Spending (BDT Billion) 1446.22 1269 1269 1549 1547 1657
Taxes Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 25.00 25 25 25 25 25
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 30.00 30 30 30 30 30
Sales Tax Rate (%) 15.00 15 15 15 15 15
Business Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Manufacturing Production (%) 16.40 12.6 9.8 8.3 8.3 5.5
Mining Production (%) -2.70 -0.3 0.7 -2 -2 0.9
Electricity Production (Gigawatt-hour) 4712.00 4880 4970 5100 5100 5500
Consumer Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Consumer Spending (BDT Billion) 17099.29 15801 15801 18313 18296 19595
Disposable Personal Income (BDT THO) 65339.96 64640 64640 69979 69914 74878
Private Sector Credit (BDT Billion) 9056.10 9670 9860 9950 9950 10550
Consumer Credit (BDT Billion) 10868.36 10942 11075 11571 11560 12380


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