National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $296.5 billion (1996 est.)

National product real growth rate: 5.5% (1996 est.)

National product per capita: $2,300 (1996 est.)

Inflation rate: 10.8% (FY 95/96)

Budget:
Revenues: $12.5 billion
Expenditures: 14 billion, including capital expenditure of $2.8 billion (FY 95/96)

Exports: $8.3 billion (FY 95/96)
Commodities: cotton, textiles, clothing, rice, leather, carpets
Partners: US, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, UK, UAE, France

Imports: $12 billion (FY 95/96)
Commodities: petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, transportation equipment, vegetable oils, animal fats, chemicals
Partners: Japan, US, Germany, UK, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea

Industries: textile, food processing, beverages, construction materials, clothing, paper products and shrimp

Agriculture: 24.8% of GDP
Major crops: cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits and vegetables
Livestock products: Milk, beef, mutton and eggs

Currency: Rupee (1 rupee=100 paisa)

Fiscal year: 1 July - June 30