Macro-economic Data

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A. Demography and Macroeconomy

A.1 Population
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Total population164.67 million162.95 million161 million
WDI
A.1.1
Average household size4.204.50 
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
A.1.3
Urban population (% of total)35.79% of total35.04% of total34.28% of total
WDI
A.1.4
Urban population growth (annual %)3.18%3.27%3.44%
WDI
A.1.5
A.2 Economy
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)261,374 USD (millions)235,623 USD (millions)205,715 USD (millions)
WEO
A.2.1
GDP based on PPP valuation of country GDP (Current international dollar)687,144 USD (millions)630,032 USD (millions)576,547 USD (millions)
WEO
A.2.2
GDP per capita, current prices (U.S. dollars)1,601.69 USD 1,458.85 USD 1,286.87 USD
WEO
A.2.3
GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)4,210.79 USD 3,900.81 USD 3,606.65 USD
WEO
A.2.4
GDP, constant prices (Percent change)7.14%7.2%6.4%
WEO
A.2.5
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)5.93%5.74%6.46%
WEO
A.2.6
GDP, deflator (Index)214.93202.50194.62
WEO
A.2.7
Consumer price index161.14152.32143.66
WDI
A.2.8
GINI IndexNot available32.4Not available
WDI
A.2.9
Growth in urban household income (%/year)A.2.13
Employment (% of total laborforce)A.2.14
UnemployedNot available 4.19%
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
A.2.14.3
Interest Rates:A.2.15
Central bank lending/discount rateNot availableNot availableNot available
 
A.2.15.1
Yield on 3 months treasury bills3.35%3.39%5.76%
IFS
A.2.15.2
Yield on 10-year Government bond6.87%7.02%9.44%
IFS
A.2.15.3
Average bank deposit rate5.61%6.2%8.24%
IFS
A.2.15.4
Lending rate9.54%10.41%11.71%
IFS
A.2.15.5
B. Housing Market
B.1 Housing Stock: Production, Transactions
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Number of dwelling units:B.1.1
Characteristics of housing stock:B.1.3
% of substandard dwelling units  77% of totalB.1.3.2
Tenure in urban areas (%):B.1.4
Owner-occupied units  80.4% of total
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
B.1.4.1
Private rental units  12.9% of total
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
B.1.4.3
Other forms of tenure   6.6% of total
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
B.1.4.5
Estimated Number of units completed/yearB.1.5
B.2 Housing Prices and Cost for Urban Areas or Capital City
VariableEnd of 2017End of 2016End of 2015SourcesVar ID
Median urban house price in USD:B.2.1
Median house price to median annual HH income:B.2.2
Annual average % change in median house prices:B.2.3
M2 construction cost for median quality houseB.2.4


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Notes: 77% of urban dwellings considered non-permanent in 2015
Notes: Addition of private sector banks, state-owned banks, and "other banks"
Notes: Assumes HBFC is largest and only significant source of housing loans not funded through deposits
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Notes: Base Year
Notes: Grihayan Tahbil provides credit at 2% to NGOs who then provide lower interest rate housing loans to the rural poor at 6%.
Notes: Grihayan Tahbil provides credit at 2% to NGOs who then provide lower interest rate housing loans to the rural poor at 6%.
Notes: In 2016, the World Bank piloted the Low Income Community Housing Support Project which gave 40,000 low-income urban residents access to low-interest housing loans with 38-year terms, a service charge of 0.75%, and a six-year grace period
Notes: Real property in Bangladesh attracts stamp duties that are levied under the Stamp Act, 1899.
Notes: The state-owned Housing Building Finance Corporation issues housing loans. Sources of the fund are paid-up capital by the government with proceeds through selling government guaranteed debentures
Notes: The state-owned Housing Building Finance Corporation issues housing loans. Sources of the fund are paid-up capital by the government with proceeds through selling government guaranteed debentures
Notes: The state-owned Housing Building Finance Corporation issues housing loans. Sources of the fund are paid-up capital by the government with proceeds through selling government guaranteed debentures