1. Country Quick Stats
Real GDP growth
percent change
Bangladesh
2004 2008 2012
0
2.5
5
7.5
GDP per capita
thousands of US$
Bangladesh
2004 2008 2012
0
1
0.25
0.5
0.75
Value Added
by Economic Activity, % of GDP, 2012
29.1
17.9 17.2
15.4
10.9
6.7
2.8
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)
Bangladesh
0
10
20
30
40
Demographics
Bangladesh
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 Access
Bangladesh
Population with improved water, % 83.2(2011)
Population with improved sanitation, % 54.7(2011)
Major Diseases
Bangladesh
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)
Telecommunications
Bangladesh
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)
Education
Bangladesh
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)
Health
Bangladesh
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 & institutions
Bangladesh
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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