Industries: jute manufacturing, cotton textiles, food processing, steel, fertilizer
Industrial production growth rate: 5.3% (1996)
Electricity-capacity: 2.978 million kW (1995)
Electricity-production: 11.5 billion kWh (1997)
Electricity-consumption per capita: 71 kWh (1997 est.)
Agriculture-products: rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes; beef, milk, poultry
Exports: total value: $3.9 billion (1996) commodities: garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood partners: Western Europe 42%, US 30%, Hong Kong 4%, Japan 3% (FY95/96 est.)
Imports: total value: $6.9 billion (1996) commodities: capital goods, textiles, food, petroleum products partners: India 21%, China 10%, Western Europe 8%, Hong Kong 7%, Singapore 6% (FY95/96 est.)
Debt-external: $17.1 billion (1996)
Economic aid: recipient: $1.475 billion (FY96/97)