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 investment in 2007 which raised significantly in 2008 to $1086m. As of 2011, inflows of foreign direct investment recorded to $1136.38m.Inflows of foreign direct investment during 2007-2011Source: World Investment Report 2011 Private Investment Statistics Year | Proposed Local Investment | Proposed Foreign Investment | Total Proposed Investment | Growth % | | Project | 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 | -20.89 | 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, 2012Source:Bangladesh 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 $590m. The projects were invested to mainly in the service, engineering, clothing and agricultural sectors.Sectorwise foreign and joint venture investment during 2010-2011** As of March, 2011Source:Bangladesh Economic Review-2011 (Bangla version), Ministry of FinanceCountrywise foreign and joint venture investment during 2009-2010* Country | No. of Projects | Proposed Investment (US$ m) | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 478.652 | Australia | 4 | 2.036 | USA | 5 | 2.990 | Finland | 2 | 3.023 | India | 9 | 8.451 | South Korea | 12