A presentation on

BRIEF COMPARISON AMONG

SAARC COUNTRIES ON THE SCALE
OF ECONOMIC FACTORS

F-208: Macroeconomics
Group 02
 GROUP 02
Name ID

S.M. Rakib Hassan 26-249

Kabir Hossain 26-174

Md Sazid Mahamud Nebir 26-252

Fairuj Lamisa Pritha 26-111

Tanzila Rahman Mita 26-036

S.M. RAKIB HASSAN
ID: 26-249
 GDP GROWTH OF SAARC COUNTRIES
35.00%

25.00%

15.00%

5.00%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
-5.00%

-15.00%

-25.00%

-35.00%

Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka Nepal Maldives Bhutan Afganistan

 GDP PER CAPITA OF SAARC COUNTRIES IN US
$11,000

$
$9,000

$7,000

$5,000

$3,000

$1,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
($1,000)

Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka Nepal Bhutan Maldives Afganistan

 GNI GROWTH RATE OF SAARC COUNTRIES
50.00%

40.00%

30.00%

20.00%

10.00%

0.00%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

-10.00%

-20.00%

Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka Nepal Bhutan

 GNI PER CAPITA OF SAARC COUNTRIES IN US$
$10,000

$9,000

$8,000

$7,000

$6,000

$5,000

$4,000

$3,000

$2,000

$1,000

$0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka Nepal Bhutan Maldives Afganistan

KABIR HOSSAIN
ID: 26-174
THE TOTAL LABOR FORCE OF BANGLADESH
 SECTOR-WISE EMPLOYMENT RATE

Contribution of Service Sector
 GENDER BASED EMPLOYMENT
Male Female
 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

Unemployment Rate of Bangladesh Unemployment Rate among SAARC Countries

MD SAZID MAHAMUD NEBIR
ID: 26-252
 Inflation Rates in the SAARC Countries (2000-2010)
30.0000
Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka
25.0000 Nepal Maldives Afghanistan Bhutan

20.0000

15.0000

10.0000

5.0000

0.0000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

5.0000

10.0000

15.0000

20.0000
 Inflation Rates in the SAARC Countries (2011-2021)
Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka
Nepal Maldives Afghanistan Bhutan
30.0000

25.0000

20.0000

15.0000

10.0000

5.0000

0.0000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
5.0000

10.0000

15.0000

20.0000
25.0
Changes in Inflation in the SAARC countries (2000-2010)

15.0

5.0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
-5.0

-15.0

-25.0

-35.0 Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka

Nepal Maldives Afghanistan Bhutan
 Changes in Inflation in the SAARC countries (2011-2021)
12.00

10.00

8.00

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka

Nepal Maldives Afghanistan Bhutan
FAIRUJ LAMISA PRITHA
ID: 26-111
 INTEREST RATE
Interest rate change leads to the distribution of economic shocks throughout the
macroeconomy system.

Graphical representation of Interest rate history of Bangladesh and Comparison of Interest rate history of
SAARC Countries from year 2000-2021 (Macrotrends, 2022)
 All the currency and other liquid instruments in circulation in
MONEY SUPPLY an economy on the date of measurement make up what is
known as the money supply.

Greater money supply decreases the interest rate

It leads to increased investment and more

disposable income for consumers

Companies increase their orders for raw materials

and cranked up production

Employment opportunities improve as businesses

tend to expand
 BROAD MONEY GROWTH (ANNUAL %)
The quantity of money that is circulating throughout an economy can
be measured using a category known as "broad money."

Broad Money growth of Bangladesh from year 2000-2021 and Comparison of SAARC Countries, year 2020
TANZILA RAHMAN MITA
ID: 26-036
 M1 & M2 MONEY

M1 Money:
Also known as narrow
money, includes currency in
circulation and demand
deposits. Amount of M1
money in Bangladesh was
BDT4,259,047 million in
June 2022.
M2 Money:
Also known as the broad money,
includes M1 plus time deposits
held by deposit money bank.
Amount of M2 money in
Bangladesh was BDT17,081.22
billion in June 2022.
 BALANCE OF PAYMENT

The difference between all the inflows and outflows of money for a particular period.

Components of BoP : Current account, Capital account and financial account

Usually, Bangladesh faces deficit in the BoP but during COVID-19 the overall balance of
payment recorded a surplus

The fiscal year 2021-22 ended with a deficit of US$18.70 billion in the BoP
BALANCE OF TRADE

Also refers to
The difference domestic
between the trade
value of a balance, inter
country's national trade
exports and balance, com
imports  mercial
balance

The fiscal year

Usually
2021-22 ended
balance of
with the
trade shows a
highest ever
deficit
trade deficit
balance in
of over US$33
Bangladesh 
billion
 FOREIGN EXCHANGE (FOREX) RESERVE

Cash and other reserve assts held by the central bank in

foreign currency

Witnessed a fall in the fiscal 2021-22 because of increased

imports

The fiscal year 2021-22 ended with US$39,599.90 million

forex reserve
THANK YOU.
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