Investment ratio to GDP increased in FY 13

The investment ratio to GDP in the last fiscal year (FY 13) rose to 26.84% with the share of public investment going up to 7.85% while that of private investment declining to 18.99%.   This was revealed by the Bangladesh Economic Survey, 2013 quoting the provisional figures of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).   The Economic Survey, 2013 data showed that investment ratio to GDP was 26.54% in the 2011-12 fiscal year due to the development in investment situation, reports UNB.   The private sector investment ratio to GDP was 20.04% while government investment ratio to GDP was 6.50%.   The investment ratio to GDP in the 2010-11 fiscal was 25.15%, including 19.51% private investment and 5.64% government investment.   The Economic Survey 2013 figures, however, showed that the domestic savings ratio to GDP in FY12 came down to 19.26% compared to 19.29% in the previous fiscal year FY11.   The gross national savings ratio to GDP also increased to 29.18% in FY 12 compared to 28.78% recorded in the previous fiscal FY11 due to low growth in remittance inflow.   The investment ratio to GDP has been hovering over 24% in the last couple of years. It was 24.65% in 2005-06, 24.46% in 2006-07, 24.21% in 2007-08, 24.37% in 2008-09, 24.41% in 2009-10 and 25.15% in 2010-11.