Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh

HomeAbout Bangladesh investiture and TradeFDI in Bangladesh Foreign exact Investment in Bangladesh Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has played a key role in the modernization of the Bangladesh economy for the last 15 years. Inflows of Foreign Direct InvestmentThere was an inflows of $666m foreign direct investing in 2007 which raised significantly in 2008 to $1086m. As of 2011, inflows of foreign direct investment recorded to $1136. 8m. Inflows of foreign direct investment during 2007-2011Source World Investment Report 2011Private Investment Statistics Year Proposed Local Investment Proposed Foreign Investment Total Proposed Investment Growth % escort BDT Project BDT Project BDT 2005-2006 1754 18370 135 24986 1889 43356 124. 62 2006-2007 1930 19658 191 11925 2121 31583 -27. 15 2007-2008 1615 19553 143 5433 1758 24986 -20. 9 2008-2009 1336 17117 132 14749 1468 31867 27. 54 2009-2010 1470 27414 160 6261 1630 33678 5. 67 2010-2011 1298 39976 148 26935 1446 66912 98. 71 2011-2012 1604 497078 209 338910 1813 835989 212 * March, 2012SourceBangladesh Economic Review-2011 (Bangla version),Ministry of financeForeign and Joint Venture InvestmentIn the year 2009-10 (February), there were 89 new foreign and joint venture investment projects registered to BOI which amount to $590m.The projects were invested to mainly in the service, engineering, clothing and agricultural sectors. Sectorwise foreign and joint venture investment during 2010-2011** As of March, 2011SourceBangladesh Economic Review-2011 (Bangla version),Ministry of FinanceCountrywise foreign and joint venture investment during 2009-2010* Country No. of Projects Proposed Investment (US$ m) Saudi Arabia 3 478. 652 Australia 4 2. 036 USA 5 2. 990 Finland 2 3. 023India 9 8. 451 South Korea 12 33. 768 Malaysia 3 3. 056 Netherlands 5 8. 544 China 12 21. 000 United Kingdom 5 3. 507 Pakistan 2 0. 990 Japan 8 2. 624 Denmark 1 1. 217 Sri Lanka 2 0. 646 Canada 2 1. 017 Taiwan 1 0. 502 Singapore 4 1. 929 Turkey 1 0 . 150 Greece 1 0. 156 Italy 2 1. 039 Hong Kong 5 14. 805 Total 89 590. 102 As of February, 2010SourceBangladesh Economic Review-2011 (Bangla version),Ministry of Finance