In charts: Comparing productivity in Bangladesh with the rest of South Asia The country’s service sector remains woefully unproductive. Bangladesh’s industrial sector is heavily concentrated in ready-made garment and related products. | Andrew Biraj/Reuters Over time and across countries, differences in living standards ultimately come down to the differences in productivity. Productivity growth in developing countries, in turn, reflect two processes: structural changes in the economy and adoption of new technologies and better practices from more advanced economies (th...