Analytical Assessment of Inclusive Growth in Bangladesh
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Poverty and inequality pillar
Results from the inclusive growth index
Year Bangladesh Cambodia India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka | Vietnam | Bangladesh
2000
2005
2010
Ranking
5.31
1.00 8.13 4.72
7.47
6.55
5.85
5
6.65
5.49
5.50 6.09 2.77
7.14 5.45 6.95
7.78
5.83
6.13
2
9.68
7.44
3.56
5
✓ Bangladesh performed reasonably well but increasing inequality and slow pace of
poverty alleviation are concerns
✓ Cambodia: remarkable progress; Pakistan & Sri Lanka: gradual progress; Nepal &
Vietnam: mixed trend; India: declining trend
Growth and structural transformation pillar
Year Bangladesh Cambodia India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka | Vietnam Bangladesh
Ranking
2000
2005
4.30
4.69
4.32
3.98 6.52
6.69
3.17
4.48
8.93
7.40
5
4.18
4.62
7.74
7.23
4
2010
5.08
3.74 7.20
4.56
3.61
7.94
7.81
4
✓ Bangladesh's performance moderate with a upward trend. Export concentration and
labour productivity are key concerns
✓ India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam: consistently well; Nepal: gradually increasing;
Cambodia & Pakistan: mixed trend
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