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    Bangladesh will be a notch richer than India this year, as well as five years later, projects IMF

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    Bangladesh will be a notch richer than India this year, as well as five years later, projects IMF

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    Bangladesh's per capita GDP in dollar terms is expected to reach $1,888 in 2020 while that of India projected to touch $1,877.

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    Bangladesh's per capita GDP is projected to grow 4 per cent in 2020 while India will witness a decline of 10.5 per cent.

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    For India, per capita GDP will increase from $1,877 in 2020 to $2,729 in 2025, while Bangladesh's per capita GDP, $1,888 in 2020, will rise to $2,756 by 2025.

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    This has placed India only below Pakistan and Nepal in terms of per capita GDP, amongst its South Asian peers.

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    This was due the estimated double-digit contraction of 10.3 per cent in India's GDP against 3.8 per cent growth in Bangladesh's economy this year.
    Story: Niti Kiran
    Design: Mohsin Shaikh