Bangladesh achieved its highest ever GDP growth in the 2017-18 fiscal year, hitting 7.86% growth, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics said at the regular meeting of Ecnec in Dhaka on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Focus BanglaPer capita income rises to $1,751, according to Bangladesh Bureau of StatisticsBangladesh has achieved the highest-ever 7.86% GDP growth in the 2017-18 fiscal year, widely surpassing the estimated growth of 7.65%. The per capita income has increased to $1,751 in FY2017-18 from $1,610 in the previous fiscal year, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). He said the GDP size increased to Tk22.5 trillion ($274.11 billion) in FY2017-18, rising from Tk19.76 trillion in FY2016-17. The GDP growth was 7.28% in FY2016-17, 7.11% in FY2015-16, and 6.55% in FY2014-15, according to the BBS. The national savings against GDP was 27.42% in the last fiscal year, he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 18, 2018 13:41 UTC