 | |
| Currency | ৳. Taka |
|---|---|
| FY22-23 | |
| Statistics | |
| GDP | $316 billion (PPP 2023)[1] |
| GDP rank | 1st |
GDP per capita | $13,614 (PPP, 2023) |
Population below poverty line | 17.4% (2022)[2] |
| 0.756[3] high · 1st of 20 | |
Average gross salary | ৳2315095 (US$19,000)[4] |
| ৳1929119 (US$16,000) | |
The economy of Dhaka is the largest in the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, contributing $213.3 billion in nominal gross state product and $740 billion in purchasing power parity terms as of 2022. The economy of Dhaka contributes 40% of Bangladesh's gross domestic product. If Dhaka were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the 50th largest economy in the world and fifth largest economy in South Asia, ahead of Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan and behind India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Headquarters of major Bangladeshi financial institutions as Dhaka Stock Exchange, Bangladesh Bank, as well as major companies such as BEXIMCO, Bashundhara Group, PRAN-RFL Group, Dhaka serves as the financial hub of the country. Regional headquarters of many multi-national institutions such as GlaxoSmithKline, HeidelbergCement, Reckitt Benckiser, HSBC, British American Tobacco and Nestlé are also located in Dhaka. Dhaka Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in Bangladesh, and third largest in South Asia with a market capitalization of $72.1 billion.[5]
Dhaka is the world's 38th largest city by GDP and has the country's only rapid transit system, the Dhaka Metro Rail.
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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- ^ "Recent Market Information | Dhaka Stock Exchange". www.dsebd.org. Retrieved 14 November 2023.