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Bangladesh initiated its overseas labor program later than other
Asian nations, but has constantly increased its participation in it. In addition to the
Middle East, Bangladeshis go to peninsular Malaysia, where they rank second to the
Indonesians. Over 60 percent of Bangladeshi migrants in 1997 were unskilled. Bangladeshi migrants by country | Bangladeshi migrants by occupation | Remittances to Bangladesh | Migration in 1998 | Migration in 1999 | Migration in 2000 |
Annual
flow of migrants from Bangladesh: 1991-1997
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SOCIAL INDICATORS |
ECONOMIC INDICATORS |
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| Human Development Index Rank (2001) | 132 | Growth Rate of GDP, 1999 | 4.4 | |
| Gender Development Index Rank (2001) | 121 | Per Capita GNP (PPP US$), 1999 | 1,483 | |
| Population (m) 2001 | 133 | Changes in Consumer Prices, 1999 | 9.0 | |
| Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) 2001 | 3.3 | Balance of Trade ($ million), 1999 | -2,661 | |
| Life Expectancy (male/female) 1999 | 59/59 | Balance of Payment on Current Acc. (% GDP), 1999 | -1.4 | |
| Combined enrolment ratio (1999) | 37 | Foreign Direct Investment ($ million), 1998 | 317 | |
| Percent of population below poverty (1996) | 35.6 | External Debt Outstanding ($ million), 1999 | 20,800 |
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| Source: Human Development Report 2001 | Source: Asian Development Outlook 2001 |
