Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh increased by 1700 USD Million in FY 2015. Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh averaged 916.07 USD Million from 2002 until 2015, reaching an all-time high of 1726 USD Million in 2013 and a record low of 276 USD Million in 2004. Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh is reported by the Bangladesh Bank.

According to World Bank Investment Report Bangladesh witnessed it’s record growth of foreign direct investment in 2015, crossing the $2bn mark. Labour-intensive manufacturing resulted in more inflows to Bangladesh. Increased FDI has attributed  to greater political stability, higher ROI, less risk of investment and reinvestment of earnings.

The growth of FDI was the highest growth among the countries in the South Asia region. This reflects that investors are committed to the Bangladeshi market and are not leaving.

Amongst the South Asian countries Bangladesh is the second largest FDI receiver, whilst India is the fourth largest recipient of FDI in developing Asia and the tenth largest in the world.

According to the report, power, gas and the petroleum sector have received highest FDI in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has showed up very positive economic indicators in recent years, such as GDP Growth Rate of  7.05%, and GDP Per Capita Income of USD 1466 (FY 2015 -16).

At SIEM Bangladesh, we look forward to working with UK institutions for their international student recruitment efforts. This year we are organising,

• a series of 5 UK Education Open day (Agents Exhibitions) in 3 priority cities for the purpose of profile raising, promotion of local agents, counselling students and market development of UK institutions
• Agent’s training session for the capacity building of local agents
• Spot admission day in Dhaka and Chittagong
• Webinar sessions for sharing market update
• A series of 3 UK Institutions' Promotional Campaign in 3 priority cities Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet for profile raising, brand promotion and counselling students
• Career summit to address the employability issue of UK graduates and creating opportunity for UK institutions with local employers and sectors
• Education UK Mini fairs (School Mission) at different local institutions of 3 priority cities Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet with a motive of profile raising, brand promotion, counselling students and building partnerships with local institutions

Annual Education UK Exhibition in 3 priority cities Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet for the purpose of profile raising, brand promotion, counselling students, recruitment and partnerships.

Read the full Reports here 

FDI in Bangladesh

Economic Indicators

FDI to Bangladesh crosses $2bn mark

To know how we can support your marketing efforts in Bangladesh, please get in touch with 

M Jahir Uddin

Project Manager- British Council Services for International Education Marketing (SIEM), Bangladesh

Email: Jahir.uddin@bd.britishcouncil.org and siemsouthasia@britishcouncil.org