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Peer Country Benchmarking

Compare Bangladesh's FDI performance against peer country groups — LDC graduates, South Asia, Lower-Middle Income, and ASEAN.[1][2]

Data: IMF CDIS[2], World Bank WDI[1], UNCTAD IIA Quantitative feature
PROTOTYPE — DUMMY FUNCTIONALITY ONLY
This is an interactive mockup demonstrating a proposed TINA feature. Peer group data combines verified sources (IMF CDIS[2], World Bank[1]) with estimates for countries with limited data (Nepal, Solomon Islands). Dropdown switching uses static sample data — no live API calls. ✓ verified = World Bank/IMF confirmed ~ estimated = computed from available data ∅ dummy = illustrative sample
Metric values [1][2]
Country Comparison — Graduating LDCs
Key FDI[1] and economic indicators. FDI stock[2]. Green = best, red = worst. Bangladesh highlighted.

Multi-Dimensional Benchmark [1][2]

Key Insights

Treaty Leadership

Bangladesh has the most IIA network (28 BITs + 4 TIPs) among graduating LDCs — more than Cambodia, Nepal, Laos, and Solomon Islands combined.

Treaty-Stock Gap

Despite this, Bangladesh's FDI stock/GDP ratio (5.2%) is far lower than Cambodia (60%). This suggests the treaty network alone is not sufficient — other factors (infrastructure, ease of doing business) matter more.

Graduation Timing

Bangladesh and Nepal graduate in 2026 (this year). Cambodia has until 2029. Prioritize FTA negotiations with investment chapters now to maintain FDI momentum.

Data Sources

IMF CDIS ✅ Standardized
FDI flows and stocks — data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:DIP
World Bank WDI API ✅ REST API
GDP, population — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/{code}/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?format=json
UNCTAD WIR Country Factsheets ⚠️ PDF extraction
Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, etc. — unctad.org/system/files/non-official-document/wir_fs_bd_en.pdf
UNCTAD IIA Navigator ✅ Web / CSV
BITs/TIPs by country — investmentpolicy.unctad.org
Data quality note: Cambodia's high FDI stock/GDP ratio is partly due to its smaller GDP base and significant investment in special economic zones. Nepal and Solomon Islands data has limited availability — some figures are estimates.

References

  1. World Bank, "World Development Indicators," api.worldbank.org, 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/BD/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD?format=json
  2. IMF, "Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS)," data.imf.org, 2026. https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:DIP
  3. UNCTAD, "World Investment Report 2025 — Country Factsheet: Bangladesh," unctad.org, 2025. unctad.org/system/files/non-official-document/wir_fs_bd_en.pdf
TINA Investment Module — Peer Country Benchmarking (Feature 07)
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