Analysis of Bangladesh’s macroeconomic development

摘要

In recent years, the economy of Bangladesh has a rapid growth, with the total GDP increasing by years, reaching $274 billion in 2018. GDP per capita is relatively low, but it grows steadily every year. GDP growth has been above 7% since 2016, and reached 7.86% in 2018.Bangladesh’s unemployment rate remains around 4.2%; the rate of inflation is generally on the decline, and the total volume of imports and exports increases steadily. But, its import and export trade has been in deficit, and the deficit has been expanding by years. Foreign direct investment is at a low level, accounting for less than 2% of GDP. The current account balance fluctuates in a large range, and it ran a current account deficit in 2017.