http://www.tradingeconomics.com/RSS Feed60http://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/current-accountBangladesh reported a current account surplus equivalent to 264 Million USD in the fourth quarter of 2011. Historically, from 2005 until 2011, Bangladesh Current Account averaged 547.1 Million USD reaching an all time high of 1417.0 Million USD in September of 2009 and a record low of -557.0 Million USD in June of 2005. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Current Account.Bangladesh BankThu, 17 May 2012 17:41:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/inflation-cpiThe inflation rate in Bangladesh was recorded at 9.93 percent in April of 2012. Historically, from 2001 until 2012, Bangladesh Inflation Rate averaged 8.3 Percent reaching an all time high of 12.0 Percent in September of 2011 and a record low of 1.7 Percent in June of 2001. Inflation rate refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures inflation in the whole of the domestic economy. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Inflation Rate.Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Wed, 09 May 2012 16:19:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/unemployment-rateThe unemployment rate in Bangladesh was last reported at 4.5 percent in 2010. Historically, from 2003 until 2010, Bangladesh Unemployment Rate averaged 4.6 Percent reaching an all time high of 5.1 Percent in December of 2009 and a record low of 4.3 Percent in December of 2006. The unemployment rate can be defined as the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Unemployment Rate.Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/interest-rateThe benchmark interest rate in Bangladesh was last reported at 7.75 percent. Historically, from 2008 until 2012, Bangladesh Interest Rate averaged 7.2 Percent reaching an all time high of 8.8 Percent in February of 2009 and a record low of 4.5 Percent in July of 2010. In Bangladesh, interest rates decisions are taken by the Bangladesh Bank. The Bangladesh Bank controls two policy interest rates: the repo rate (repurchase rate), which it uses to inject money into the banking system, and the reverse repo rate. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Interest Rate.Bangladesh BankTue, 03 Apr 2012 18:03:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/gdp-growthThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Bangladesh expanded 6.70 percent in the second quarter of 2011 over the previous quarter. Historically, from 1994 until 2011, Bangladesh GDP Growth Rate averaged 5.5 Percent reaching an all time high of 6.7 Percent in June of 2011 and a record low of 4.1 Percent in June of 1994. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate provides an aggregated measure of changes in value of the goods and services produced by an economy. Bangladesh is considered as a developing economy which has recorded GDP growth above 5% during the last few years. Microcredit has been a major driver of economic development in Bangladesh and although three fifths of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector, three quarters of exports revenues come from garment industry. The biggest obstacles to sustainable development in Bangladesh are overpopulation, poor infrastructure, corruption, political instability and a slow implementation of economic reforms. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh GDP Growth Rate.Bangladesh BankTue, 03 Apr 2012 17:55:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/gdp-growth-annualThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Bangladesh expanded 6.70 percent in the second quarter of 2011 since the same quarter on the previous year. Historically, from 1994 until 2011, Bangladesh GDP Annual Growth Rate averaged 5.5 Percent reaching an all time high of 6.7 Percent in June of 2011 and a record low of 4.1 Percent in June of 1994. The annual growth rate in Gross Domestic Product measures the increase in value of the goods and services produced by an economy over the period of a year. Therefore, unlike the commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to make any type of seasonal adjustment. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh GDP Annual Growth Rate.Bangladesh BankTue, 03 Apr 2012 17:54:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/balance-of-tradeBangladesh reported a trade deficit equivalent to 1196 Million USD in January of 2012. Historically, from 1995 until 2012, Bangladesh Balance of Trade averaged -1309.2 Million USD reaching an all time high of -56.4 Million USD in August of 2009 and a record low of -5370.6 Million USD in June of 2008. Bangladesh exports mainly ready made garments including knit wear and hosiery (75% of exports revenue). Others include: Shrimps, jute goods (including Carpet), leather goods and tea. Bangladesh main exports partners are United States (23% of total), Germany, United Kingdom, France, Japan and India. Bangladesh imports mostly petroleum product and oil, machinery and parts, soyabean and palm oil, raw cotton, iron and steel and wheat. Bangladesh main imports partners are China (17% of total), India, Indonesia, Singapore and Japan. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Balance of Trade.Bangladesh BankTue, 03 Apr 2012 17:39:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/importsBangladesh Imports were worth 3346 Million USD in January of 2012. Historically, from 1995 until 2012, Bangladesh Imports averaged 4989.4 Million USD reaching an all time high of 20291.4 Million USD in June of 2009 and a record low of 1424.2 Million USD in August of 2009. Bangladesh imports mostly petroleum product and oil, machinery and parts, soybean and palm oil, raw cotton, iron and steel and wheat. Bangladesh main imports partners are China (17% of total), India, Indonesia, Singapore and Japan. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Imports.Bangladesh BankTue, 03 Apr 2012 17:37:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/exportsBangladesh exports were worth 1979 Million USD in February of 2012. Historically, from 1995 until 2012, Bangladesh Exports averaged 3631.3 Million USD reaching an all time high of 15565.2 Million USD in June of 2009 and a record low of 1024.0 Million USD in October of 2009. Bangladesh exports mainly ready made garments including knit wear and hosiery (75% of exports revenue). Others include: Shrimps, jute goods (including Carpet), leather goods and tea. Bangladesh main exports partners are United States (23% of total), Germany, United Kingdom, France, Japan and India. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Exports.Bangladesh BankTue, 03 Apr 2012 17:36:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/gdp-per-capitaThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in Bangladesh was last reported at 558.06 US dollars in 2010, according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita in Bangladesh is equivalent to 5 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Bangladesh GDP per capita averaged 293.3 USD reaching an all time high of 558.1 USD in December of 2010 and a record low of 210.3 USD in December of 1972. The GDP per capita is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh GDP per capita.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:04:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/gdp-per-capita-pppThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in Bangladesh was last reported at 1659.15 US dollars in 2010, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP), according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita, in Bangladesh, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 8 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 1980 until 2010, Bangladesh GDP per capita PPP averaged 748.5 USD reaching an all time high of 1659.2 USD in December of 2010 and a record low of 288.3 USD in December of 1980. The GDP per capita PPP is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh GDP per capita PPP.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:02:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/population Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Bangladesh Population averaged 105.0 Million reaching an all time high of 164.4 Million in December of 2010 and a record low of 54.1 Million in December of 1960. The total population in Bangladesh was last reported at 164.4 million people in 2010 from 54.1 million in 1960, changing 200 percent during the last 50 years. Bangladesh has 2.35 percent of the world´s total population which means that one person in every 43 people on the planet is a resident of Bangladesh. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh's Total Population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Population.World BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/government-debt-to-gdpBangladesh recorded a Current Account equivalent to 27.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2008. Historically, from 1990 until 2008, Bangladesh Government Debt To GDP averaged 35.6 Percent reaching an all time high of 44.9 Percent in December of 1994 and a record low of 27.7 Percent in December of 2008. Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Government Debt To GDP.Asian Development BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/government-budgetBangladesh reported a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.49 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2010. Historically, from 2001 until 2010, Bangladesh Government Budget averaged -4.1 Percent of GDP reaching an all time high of -2.8 Percent of GDP in December of 2004 and a record low of -5.1 Percent of GDP in December of 2001. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh Government Budget.Bangladesh BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/bangladesh/gdpThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Bangladesh was worth 100.08 billion US dollars in 2010, according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP value of Bangladesh is roughly equivalent to 0.16 percent of the world economy. Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Bangladesh GDP averaged 28.7 billion USD reaching an all time high of 100.1 billion USD in December of 2010 and a record low of 4.3 billion USD in December of 1960. The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bangladesh GDP.the World BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMT