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GDP growth in FY22 reaches 7.10pc, per capita income $2,793​

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Published: 05 Feb 2023, 09: 33

GDP growth in FY22 reaches 7.10pc, per capita income $2,793

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in the country in the last fiscal year (FY22) reached a healthy 7.10 per cent braving the shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The GDP growth rate in the country in FY21 was 6.94 per cent up from 3.45 per cent notched in FY20. The GDP growth rate in the country in FY19 was a healthy 7.88 per cent.

According to the latest data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) issued on Sunday, the per capita income in the country in the last fiscal year (FY22) totaled $2,793 up from $2,591 recorded in FY21. The per capita income in FY20 was $2,326 up from $2,209 in FY19.

Talking to BSS, Planning Minister MA Mannan on Sunday said that the latest GDP growth figures of Bangladesh was very good as he termed it as ‘outstanding’ considering the current global condition.

He said amid the current global situation mostly because of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the figures were pretty good. “I was not surprised to see the figures amid the current global condition. The internal force has played its due role behind such performance,”

Mannan also noted that the strong labour force both domestically and in abroad has been continuing to give solid foundation to the economy.

He also hoped that the GDP growth rate in the current fiscal year and also in the next fiscal year would continue to keep up the current momentum despite the downward predictions by the development partners.

The BBS statistics showed that the GDP size of Bangladesh in constant prices in the last fiscal year (FY22) reached Taka 3,03,51,496 million up from Tk 2,83,39,444 million recorded in FY21.

Analyzing the sectoral share of GDP at constant prices, it was found that services sector still continue to enjoy the lion share with 51.48 per cent followed by industry sector with 36.92 per cent and agriculture sector with 11.61 percent.

If considered the sectoral growth rate of GDP at constant prices, the industry sector, however, witnessed the highest growth with 9.86 per cent in the last fiscal year followed by services sector with 6.26 percent and agriculture sector with 3.05 percent.

The BBS figures also showed that the investment ratio to GDP in the last fiscal year increased to 32.05 per cent compared to 31.02 percent in FY21. Out of that, the private investment ratio to GDP increased to 24.52 per cent while the public investment ratio to GDP also enhanced to 7.53 per cent in the last fiscal year.

 
Ah great ! But why agriculture minister is saying so ( 5 February 2023) ?

He said , "We don't have hidden treasure, to buy fertilizer"!

Oh surely he took bribe from BNP! 😎

( Bengali only sorry! )
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Good number and let's hope that BD can at least try to match it this fiscal.
Indeed ! We are Singafornia ( California + Singapore) no doubt !:sarcastic: :omghaha:
 
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Ah great ! But why agriculture minister is saying so ( 5 February 2023) ?

He said , "We don't have hidden treasure, to buy fertilizer"!

Oh surely he took bribe from BNP! 😎

( Bengali only sorry! )
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Indeed ! We are Singafornia ( California + Singapore) no doubt !:sarcastic: :omghaha:
He should ask S Alam to find IBIL hidden treasures !
 
Ah great ! But why agriculture minister is saying so ( 5 February 2023) ?

He said , "We don't have hidden treasure, to buy fertilizer"!

Oh surely he took bribe from BNP! 😎

( Bengali only sorry! )
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Indeed ! We are Singafornia ( California + Singapore) no doubt !:sarcastic: :omghaha:


In defense of BAL minister which I hate doing..... the fact is fertiliser is bought in global market and sold at a loss in BD. This subsidised scenario can not be maintained when the govt has run out of USD. If it could, it would have bought it in Taka and this would not have been an issue.

The state of GOB liquidity position vis-a-vis imports is unconnected to GDP from a certain angle. GDP is taka based overall size of our economy reflected in USD. It includes all the private sector activities that services incountry demands from agriculture to import replacing industry or new sevices such as Bcash etc.
GDP reflects totality of all activities in the country which is going up, it can exist at the same time with a non performing sector....here the government.... who have performed poorly (bad debts, LC overinvoicing, hundi) and have also suffered from issues beyond its control (pandemic, ukraine, global recession).

BD economy is private sector led and they are turning up and propelling us forward.
 
Most of their advice will be on the lines of " shoot this person" and " hang these people". :p:
Not really.... everyone has some level of political bias and sometimes they become over zealous. GOB tax revenue is below 10% of the GDP and that is the reflection of their influence in the overall economy.

The remittances we have as a country are not the governments to spend as they choose without unleashing rampant inflation because they would be increasing the overall monetary base and devaluing the balance sheet of every bank in the country. Oftentime people think GOB has more power and freedom of action than what it really has.


Lucid analysis of current situation and potential policy consideration for BB.

 
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Roughly speaking, the GDP last fiscal was about $400 billion (by BBS). So, to make it rise by 8% means GDP figure should be $432 billion meaning a $32 billion rise over the last fiscal.

But to raise by $32 billion, an investment totaling 96 billion is required to be invested in mostly industrial sector. Can someone tell me from where this $96 billion came flying to BD? Was it from the Sky power?

I ask any BAL crony to challenge my assertion that as usual the figures have been raised as usual by the BBS.
 
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@bluesky

Neel Akash dada,

But to raise by $32 billion, an investment totaling 96 billion. Can someone tell me from where this $96 billion came flying to BD?

BD's savings rate is close to 30% or in absolute amounts USD 120 billion. As anyone who knows economics "S=I" so voila you have more than USD 96 billion!

Regards
 
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