The per capita income in the country has increased to USD 2,227. In Bangladeshi currency it is BDT 1 lac 88 thousand 873 per year.
On 16 May, in an unofficial speech at the cabinet meeting, Planning Minister MA Mannan disclosed this information. Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam said this in a briefing after the meeting. Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took part in the meeting virtually from Ganobhaban.
Every person, from children to old people of Bangladesh, including expatriate Bangladeshis earns 15 thousand 739 per month.
According to data provided by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) last year, the per capita income for so many days was 2 thousand 64 US dollars. Compared to that, per capita income has risen by 163 dollars, up 9% from last time.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that Bangladesh’s GDP growth could fall to 3.8% in 2019-20. According to the organisation’s calculations, this will have an impact in the current 2020-21 fiscal year as well.
