Published: May 27, 2025, 07:08 PM
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Bangladesh`s per capita income has risen to $2,820 (equivalent to Tk 3,39,211) in the fiscal year 2024–25, marking an $82 increase from the previous fiscal year`s figure of $2,738 (Tk 3,04,102), according to provisional data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on 27 May.
While this uptick in per capita income signals a positive trend, the overall economic growth has slowed down slightly. The country`s GDP growth rate for FY25 stood at 3.97%, a drop from 4.22% recorded in FY24, based on the final estimate for that year.
Breaking down the performance by sector, the agriculture sector grew by 1.79%, the industrial sector by 4.34%, and the services sector by 4.51%. Despite global economic headwinds and domestic challenges, the services and industrial sectors have shown resilience, contributing significantly to the modest overall growth.
The BBS data offers a mixed picture—steady growth in individual income, but a slight decline in national economic momentum, prompting analysts to call for focused policy interventions to stimulate productivity and investment.
