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Bangladesh

Indicators	Latest figures	Source
Population	158.665 million	UNSTAT, 2009
Population density	1109.1 persons per sq km	UNSTAT, 2009
Population below income poverty line ($ 1 a day)	45%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Total area (sq km)	144,000	World Bank, 2009
Sex ratio	1.04 male(s)/female	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Literacy rate (% of People age 15+)	47.90%	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Rural population	73%	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Per capita income	US$ 470	World Bank, 2009
Land use		CIA World Factbook, 2009
Arable land	55.39%
Permanent crops	3.08%
Other	41.53 %
Economy and trade
GDP (Absolute Terms)	US$ 68.4 billion	World Bank, 2009
GDP (Relative Terms)	5.50%	World Bank, 2009
Structure of economy (% of GDP)		World Bank, 2009
Agriculture	19%
Industry	29%
Manufacturing	No Data Available
Services	52%
Exports (% of GDP)	20%	World Bank, 2009
Value of total exports	US$ 11.63 billion	Economy Watch
Major exports
1.Raw jute	US$ 83.8 million	Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh
2. Leather and leather products	US$ 150.15 million	Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh
3. Manufactures	US$ 9,535 million	World Bank, 2006
Main export partners	US, Germany, UK, France	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Imports (% of GDP)	27%	World Bank, 2009
Value of total imports	US$ 20.17 billion(2008)	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Main Import Partners	China, India, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Komg	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Balance of Trade	US$ (-)2739 million	CIA World UNSTAT, 2006
Major imports	Food, Fuel and Energy, Capital Goods
Development indicators
Life expectancy	60.25 years	CIA World Factbook 2009
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation	36%	UNSTATS, 2006
Infant mortality	59.02/1,000	CIA World Factbook 2009
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source	80%	UNSTATS, 2006
Net primary enrolment ratio	1.03	UNDP Human Development Report, 2005
Energy Usage
Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)	95(2008)	EIA, 2009
Natural Gas Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet)	554(2007)	EIA, 2009
Coal Consumption (Million Short Tons)	.772(2007)	EIA, 2009
Net Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatthours)	21.37(2006)	EIA, 2009
Primary Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu)	.743(2006)	EIA, 2009
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO2)
From Consumption of Fossil Fuels	42.74	EIA, 2009

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		Bhutan
		India
		Nepal
		Pakistan
		Sri Lanka

Part A.1		Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary			Total	Ag	Non-Ag	WTO member since				1995
Simple average final bound			163.6	188.5	33.8	Binding coverage:			Total	15.8
Simple average MFN applied		2006	15.2	17.3	14.9				Non-Ag	2.9
Trade weighted average						Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)				0
Imports in billion US$						Ag: Special safeguards (in % )				0

Frequency distribution		Duty-free	0 <= 5	5 <= 10	10 <= 15	15 <= 25	25 <= 50	50 <= 100	> 100	NAV
Frequency distribution		Tariff lines and import values (in %)								in %
Agricultural products
Final bound		0	0	0.0	2.0	0.2	4.6	0	93.1	0
MFN applied	2006	11.5	0	11.7	21.0	55.2	0	0	0	0.6
Imports
Non-agricultural products
Final bound		0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	1.7	0	0.0	0
MFN applied	2006	6.7	0	25.2	30.4	37.6	0	0	0	0.1
Imports

Part A.2		Tariffs and imports by product groups
		Final bound duties				MFN applied duties			Imports
Product groups		AVG	Duty-free	Max	Binding	AVG	Duty-free	Max	Share	Duty-free
			in %		in %		in %		in %	in %
Animal products		192.6	0	200	100	21.0	3.8	25
Dairy products		149.8	0	200	100	25.0	0	25
Fruit, vegetables, plants		191.2	0	200	100	20.2	4.2	25
Coffee, tea		187.5	0	200	100	22.0	0	25
Cereals & preparations		191.8	0	200	100	15.2	7.6	25
Oilseeds, fats & oils		186.5	0	200	100	10.9	31.2	25
Sugars and confectionery		190.6	0	200	100	25.0	0	25
Beverages & tobacco		200.0	0	200	100	25.0	0	25
Cotton		200.0	0	200	100	4.2	30.0	6
Other agricultural products		184.0	0	200	100	11.2	25.9	25
Fish & fish products		33.6	0	50	10.3	23.4	4.8	25
Minerals & metals		31.7	8.3	50	1.3	14.0	7.2	25
Petroleum		-	-	-	0	17.8	0	25
Chemicals		34.3	0	125	2.1	12.1	5.4	25
Wood, paper, etc.		38.1	0	50	5.2	17.1	9.1	25
Textiles		37.5	0	50	0.7	20.4	2.5	25
Clothing		-	-	-	0	24.3	0	25
Leather, footwear, etc.		3.0	0	3	0.7	14.7	16.0	25
Non-electrical machinery		48.6	0	125	5.9	7.8	11.5	25
Electrical machinery		26.5	0	50	0.8	14.5	4.4	25
Transport equipment		20.1	0	50	9.8	13.2	15.7	25
Manufactures, n.e.s.		22.1	0	50	6.0	14.9	6.8	25

Part B	Exports to major trading partners and duties faced
Major markets	Bilateral imports		Diversification		MFN AVG of		Pref.	Duty-free imports
		in million	95% trade in no. of		traded TL		margin	TL	Value
		US$	HS 2-digit	HS 6-digit	Simple	Weighted	Weighted	in %	in %
European Communities	2005	5,085	14	84	8.0	11.6	11.6	96.8	99.9
United States	2005	2,860	7	71	10.6	15.0	0.2	35.7	8.0
Canada	2005	404	10	70	9.6	17.1	17.1	100.0	100.0
Japan	2005	145	20	64	24.1	23.9	23.9	75.0	99.8
Hong Kong, China	2005	106	12	35	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0
Turkey	2005	99	6	28	9.8	5.1	5.1	100.0	100.0


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