Population  (January, 2001)                               : 131.500 Million 
Growth of population (%), 2001                          : 1.42
Area (Square km)                                              : 147,570
Average life expectancy (Year 2000)                 : 61.80
     

Savings & Investment (% of GDP), 2000—2001:

Internal savings                                                 : 18.76
National savings                                                : 23.78
Total investment                                                : 23.63
 Public sector                                                     : 7.91
 Private sector                                                    : 15.72

Gross Domestic Product, 2000—2001 (Provisional):

GDP at current price in Million Tk.                     : 2,580,680 
GDP at fixed price (1995/96=100) in Million Tk.   : 2,173,060 
GDP growth rate at fixed price                           : 6.04%

Balance of Payment, 1999-2000 (Provisional) in Million US$:

Export (July 2000—March 2001)                          : 4,781
Import (July 2000—December 2000)                    : 4,576
Foreign Currency Reserve (30.04.2001)               : 1,384
Remittance by Non Resident Bangladeshis        : 1,364
(July 2000—March 2001)
  
Source: Bangladesh Economic Survey, 2001.