Country Quick Stats

Real GDP growthpercent change

Bangladesh

2004 2008 20120

2.5

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7.5

GDP per capitathousands of US$

Bangladesh

2004 2008 20120

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0.75

Value Addedby Economic Activity, % of GDP, 2012

29.1

17.9 17.2 15.410.9

6.72.8

Other Activities (ISIC J-P)Agriculture (ISIC A-B)Manufacturing (ISIC D)Wholesale, retail trade (ISIC G-H)Transport, storage and communication (ISIC I)Construction (ISIC F)Mining, Utilities (ISIC C, E)

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DemographicsBangladesh

Population, mln. 154.7(2012)Urban population (% of total) 28.9(2012)Population growth (annual %) 1.2(2012)Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) 33.1(2012)Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births) 40.9(2012)

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.2(2011)Population ages 0-14 (% of total) 30.6(2012)Population ages 15-64 (% of total) 64.7(2012)Population ages 65 and above (% of total) 4.7(2012)

Water AccessBangladesh

Population with improved water, % 83.2(2011)Population with improved sanitation, % 54.7(2011)

Major DiseasesBangladesh

Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people) 225.0(2012)

Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 96.0(2012)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 96.0(2012)

TelecommunicationsBangladesh

Telephone lines (per 100 people) 0.6(2012)Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 63.8(2012)

Internet users (per 100 people) 6.3(2012)

EducationBangladesh

Adult literacy rate (% of people ages 15 and above) 57.7(2011)

Youth literacy rate (% of people ages 15-24) 78.7(2011)School enrollment, primary (% net) 91.5(2010)School enrollment, primary (% gross) 114.2(2011)Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 40.2(2011)School enrollment, secondary (% net) 45.6(2011)School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 50.8(2011)Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 30.6(2011)Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) 8.9(2009)

Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) 13.9(2011)

Public spending on education, total (% of GDP) 2.2(2009)

Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure) 14.1(2009)

HealthBangladesh

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 69.9(2011)Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 69.2(2011)Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 70.7(2011)Low-birthweight babies (% of births) 21.6(2006)Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 240.0(2010)

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) 2.0(2009)Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) 46.4(2009)Health expenditure per capita (current US$) 26.5(2011)

Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) 3.7(2011)

Policy & institutionsBangladesh

Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations) 132.0(2012)

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 19.7(2012)

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