Bangladesh Development and Industry
Population: 152,875,000
GNI PPP Per Capita: $1,550
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 25%
Women as % of Parliament: 19%
CO2 Emissions per Capita (metric tons): 0.2
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 52%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 18%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: 11
Economy: Big Mac Index: N/A
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.63%
Economy: Human Development Index: Rank: 139, Amount: 0.52
Economy: Technology Index: Rank:97, Amount: 2.62
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: Rank: 86, Amount: 2.6
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): Rank: 119, Amount: 2.4%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): Rank: 15, Amount: 50.87
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: Rank: 170. Amount: 13.7 $
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 0.3 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 0.26 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number): 770,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): 0.005
% of GDP as Industry: 28.6%
Total Labor Force: 77 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 30%
Unemployment Rate: 5% (2012 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: 32% of GDP (2012 est.)Inflation Rate: 8.8% (2012 est.)
Industries: jute, cotton, garments, paper, leather, fertilizer, iron and steel, cement, petroleum products, tobacco, drugs and pharmaceuticals, ceramic, tea, salt, sugar, edible oil, soap and detergent, fabricated metal products, electricity and natural gas
Value of Exports: $25.79 billion (2012 est.)
Export Commodities: garments, knitwear, agricultural products, frozen food (fish and seafood), jute and jute goods, leather
Export Partners and %: US 19.4%, Germany 16.5%, UK 10%, France 7.3%, Italy 4.4%, Spain 4.2%, Netherlands 4.2% (2011)
Value of Imports: $35.06 billion (2012 est.)
Import Commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs, petroleum products, cement
Import Partners and %: China 18.2%, India 13.5%, Malaysia 4.9% (2011)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 82.17 (2012 est.)
Electricity Production: 35.7 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity Consumption: 34.83 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 95.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 24,790 bbl/day (2008 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 108,900 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 20.13 billion cu m (2010 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 20.13 billion cu m (2010 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 977,700 (2011)
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 84.369 million (2011)
# of Internet Hosts: 71,164 (2012)
# of Internet Users: 617,300 (2009)
# of Airports (total): 18 (2012)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 16
# of km of Roadways (total): 21,269 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 1,063 km
# km of Waterways: 8,370 km (includes up to 3,060 km of main cargo routes; the network is reduced to 5,200 km in the dry season) (2011)
Location of Main Ports & Terminals:
Chittagong, Mongla Port
Population: 152,875,000
GNI PPP Per Capita: $1,550
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 25%
Women as % of Parliament: 19%
CO2 Emissions per Capita (metric tons): 0.2
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 52%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 18%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: 11
Economy: Big Mac Index: N/A
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.63%
Economy: Human Development Index: Rank: 139, Amount: 0.52
Economy: Technology Index: Rank:97, Amount: 2.62
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: Rank: 86, Amount: 2.6
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): Rank: 119, Amount: 2.4%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): Rank: 15, Amount: 50.87
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: Rank: 170. Amount: 13.7 $
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 0.3 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 0.26 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number): 770,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): 0.005
% of GDP as Industry: 28.6%
Total Labor Force: 77 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 30%
Unemployment Rate: 5% (2012 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: 32% of GDP (2012 est.)Inflation Rate: 8.8% (2012 est.)
Industries: jute, cotton, garments, paper, leather, fertilizer, iron and steel, cement, petroleum products, tobacco, drugs and pharmaceuticals, ceramic, tea, salt, sugar, edible oil, soap and detergent, fabricated metal products, electricity and natural gas
Value of Exports: $25.79 billion (2012 est.)
Export Commodities: garments, knitwear, agricultural products, frozen food (fish and seafood), jute and jute goods, leather
Export Partners and %: US 19.4%, Germany 16.5%, UK 10%, France 7.3%, Italy 4.4%, Spain 4.2%, Netherlands 4.2% (2011)
Value of Imports: $35.06 billion (2012 est.)
Import Commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs, petroleum products, cement
Import Partners and %: China 18.2%, India 13.5%, Malaysia 4.9% (2011)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 82.17 (2012 est.)
Electricity Production: 35.7 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity Consumption: 34.83 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 95.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 24,790 bbl/day (2008 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 108,900 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 20.13 billion cu m (2010 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 20.13 billion cu m (2010 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 977,700 (2011)
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 84.369 million (2011)
# of Internet Hosts: 71,164 (2012)
# of Internet Users: 617,300 (2009)
# of Airports (total): 18 (2012)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 16
# of km of Roadways (total): 21,269 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 1,063 km
# km of Waterways: 8,370 km (includes up to 3,060 km of main cargo routes; the network is reduced to 5,200 km in the dry season) (2011)
Location of Main Ports & Terminals:
Chittagong, Mongla Port