Bangladesh bagged $5.72 billion through exports in January. the first month of the calendar year 2024. fetching an 11.45% year-on-year (YoY) growth, according to recent data published by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
During the same period last year, the country earned $5.13 billion from export earnings. The export returned positive after a negative trend of several months and starts
In January, the readymade garment (RMG) – the highest export earner – earned $4.96 billion, fetching a growth of 12.22% from $4.42 billion in the last FY.
According to the EPB data, the earnings from exports in the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year (FY2023-24) experienced a narrow YoY growth of 2.52% to $33.26 billion, higher than $32.44 billion in the mentioned period of the last fiscal year (FY2022-23).
During the first seven months of FY24, the RMG sector bagged $28.36 billion, fetching a YoY growth of 3.45% from $27.41 billion in the mentioned period of FY23.
The economy of Bangladesh is a major developing market economy.as the second-largest economy in South Asia, Bangladesh’s economy is the 33rd largest in the world in nominal terms, and 25th largest by purchasing power parity. Bangladesh is seen by various financial institutions as one of the Next Eleven. It has been transitioning from being a frontier market into an emerging market. Bangladesh is a member of the South Asian Free Trade Area and the World Trade Organization. In fiscal year 2021–2022, Bangladesh registered a GDP growth rate of 7.2% after the global pandemic. Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
Industrialisation in Bangladesh received a strong impetus after the partition of India due to labour reforms and new industries.[46] Between 1947 and 1971, East Pakistan generated between 70% and 50% of Pakistan’s exports.[47][48] Modern Bangladesh embarked on economic reforms in the late 1970s which promoted free markets and foreign direct investment. By the 1990s, the country had a booming ready-made garments industry. Remittances from the large Bangladeshi diaspora became a vital source of foreign exchange reserves. Agriculture in Bangladesh is supported by government subsidies and ensures self-sufficiency in food production.[49][50] Bangladesh has pursued export-oriented industrialisation.
Bangladesh experienced robust growth after the pandemic with macroeconomic stability, improvements in infrastructure, a growing digital economy, and growing trade flows.[53] Tax collection remains very low, with tax revenues accounting for only 7.7% of GDP. Bangladesh’s banking sector has a large amount of non-performing loans or loan defaults, which have caused a lot of concern.the private sector makes up 80% of GDP.the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange are the two stock markets of the country.most Bangladeshi businesses are privately owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) which make up 90% of all businesses.
