2020 in Bangladesh

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2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.

The year 2020 was the 49th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It is also the second year of the fourth term of the government of Sheikh Hasina. This year the entire country celebrated the 100th birthday of its Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The period between 17 March 2020 and 17 March 2021 was announced as the 'Mujib Borsho (মুজিববর্ষ)' or the year of Mujib. However, like rest of the world Bangladesh was also severely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.

Demography

Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2020[1]
Population, total 164,689,383
Population density (per km2) 1,265.2
Population growth (annual %) 1.1%
Male to Female Ratio (every 100 Female) 102.5
Urban population (% of total) 36.6%
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) Not available
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) Not available
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 30.2
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 71.5
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) Not available

Economy

Key Economic Indicators for Bangladesh in 2020[1]
National Income
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
GDP$324.2 billionBDT27.5 trillion
GDP growth (annual %)2.4%
GDP per capita$1,968.8BDT166,757
Agriculture, value added$41.0 billionBDT3.5 trillion12.6%
Industry, value added$93.3 billionBDT7.9 trillion28.8%
Services, etc., value added$177.1 billionBDT15.0 trillion54.6%
Balance of Payment
Current US$Current BDT% of GDP
Current account balance$1.1 billion.3%
Imports of goods and services$57.3 billionBDT5.1 trillion18.6%
Exports of goods and services$38,776.5 millionBDT3.3 trillion12.2%
Foreign direct investment, net inflowsNA0.0%
Personal remittances, received$21,749.7 million6.7%
Total reserves (includes gold) at year end$43,171.7 million
Total reserves in months of imports8.6

Note: For the year 2020 average official exchange rate for BDT was 84.87 per US$.

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