SEC Annual Report,1998-99 

SOME KEY ECONOMIC STATISTICS OF BANGLADESH


General
Population  (January, 1999) 
Growth of population (%) 
Area (square K.M.) 
Life expectancy (year) 
12.81 Crore
1.6
147,570
59.5
Savings Instrument (% of GDP), 1998-99
Internal Savings 
National Savings 
Total Investment 
Public Sector 
Private Sector 
8.37
14.29
18.51
6.97
11.54
Gross Domestic Product, 1998-99 (provisional)
GDP at current price 
GDP at fixed price 
GDP at growth rate at fixed price 
174,926 crore
75,573 crore
5.2%
Balance of Payment, 1998-99 (Provisional) in Million $
Export (July 98--March 99) 
Import (July 98--March 99) 
Foreign Currency Reserve (06.05.99) 
Remittance by Non Resident Bangladeshi 
(July 98--March 99)
 
3805
3839
1739.45
1379.53
Source: Bangladesh Economic Survey, 1999.