Planning Minister MA Mannan on Tuesday (May 10) said according to a provisional estimate for the fiscal 2021-22 (FY22), real GDP growth has hit 7.25 per cent and per capita income has increased to US$2,824 (Taka 2,41,470).

He also said: "The provisional GDP rate was calculated in the nine months up to March this year."

The minister was briefing reporters after the Executive Committee meeting of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting held at the NEC conference room with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

The final growth rate for the 2020-21 fiscal year was 6.94 per cent and the per capita income was $2,591.

As per the provisional estimate, Mannan said the total size of the GDP at current prices in the ongoing fiscal year stood at $465 billion (Taka 39,765 billion) and the investment GDP ratio is 31.68 percent.

BDST: 1827 HRS, MAY 10, 2022
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