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The
Economic Freedom
Network

  

Area Rating Tables: Bangladesh

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 1970197519801985199019951997
Summary Ratings 2.92.93.33.74.15.3
Rank 791029910210994

Components of Economic Freedom1970197519801985199019951997
I. Size of Government   10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 
(a) Government Consumption (% of Total)  10.0(1.0)10.0(2.0)10.0(2.4)10.0(4.6)9.9(5.2)9.9(5.0)
(b) Transfers and Subsidies (% of GDP)              
II. Structure of the Economy and Use of Markets     2.7 2.7   2.0 2.0 
(a) Government Enterprises2.0 2.0(50.4)2.0(44.4)2.0(46.6)2.0(47.1)2.0(46.4)2.0 
(b) Price Controls        0.0 0.0 0.0 
(c) Top Marginal Tax Rate    1.0(60)1.0(60)      
(d) Conscription  10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 
III. Monetary Policy and Price Stability 8.5 2.6 6.0 8.0 9.2 8.5 9.0 
(a) Annual Money Growth (last 5 yrs.)  7.8(10.9)6.4(18.0)7.4(13.1)9.5(2.7)7.7(11.3)8.2(9.2)
(b) Inflation Variability (last 5 yrs.)7.0(7.5)0.0(29.1)4.2(14.4)8.8(3.1)9.2(2.1)9.0(2.4)9.1(2.2)
(c) Recent Inflation Rate9.9(0.5)0.0(74.5)7.3(13.4)7.8(11.1)9.0(4.9)8.7(6.7)9.7(1.3)
IV. Freedom to Use Alternative Currencies   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.2 
(a) Ownership of Foreign Currency  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
(b) Black Market Exchange Rates (Prem.)   0.0(51.0)0.0(111.0)0.0(168.0)0.0(165.0)4.4(28.0)6.4(18.0)
V. Legal Structure and Property Rights     1.9 2.2 1.7 5.3 6.9 
(a) Private Ownership Rights    2.2 2.2 1.9 5.5 7.2 
(b) Viability of Contracts    1.8 2.8 1.6 3.7 6.6 
(c) Rule of Law    1.7 1.4 1.7 7.0 7.0 
VI. International Exchange   3.4 0.8 1.6 1.5 0.7   
(a) Taxes on International Trade              
i. Taxes as a Percentage of Exports and Imports  4.7(7.9)1.1(13.4)0.0(17.9)1.9(12.1)    
ii. Mean Tariff Rate     0.0(99.9)0.0(86.0)0.0(102.2)0.0(81.2)  
iii. Standard Deviation of Tariff Rates         0.0(50.4)0.0(26.1)  
(b) Non-tariff Regulatory Trade Barriers               
i. Non-tariff Trade Restraints (% of trade covered)      5.1(49.4)4.3(57.5)    
ii. Size of Trade Sector (% of GDP)1.9(20.8)0.0(11.0)2.3(24.1)2.5(25.8)2.5(27.1)4.2(36.7)4.4(38.7)
VII. Freedom of Exchange in Financial Markets  0.6 2.3 2.8 3.9 3.5 3.5 
(a) Ownership of Banks0.0(0-10)0.0(0-10)0.0(0-10)0.0(0-10)0.0(0-10)0.0(0-10)0.0(0-10)
(b) Extension of Credit  2.0(27.8)3.7(43.1)6.2(65.5)7.0(72.7)7.1(73.6)7.1(74.2)
(c) Avoidance of Negative Interest Rates    6.0 6.0 10.0 8.0 8.0 
(d) Capital Transactions with Foreigners 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

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