Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organization with seven member countries in South Asia and South East Asia.^[1] The member countries of this organization are Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan. All these are countries are around the Bay of Bengal.^[2]

Lead

Each country leads the organization for two years in alphabetical order. It started with Bangladesh in 1997-1999.^[3][4]

Member countries

Country Name	Headship	Chief Executive Officer	Government leadership	population ( 2021 ) [5][6]	Domestic production (nominal)	World Bank	South Asian Association
Bangladesh	Prime Minister	Zeke Hasina, Prime Minister of Bengal	Abdul Hameed, President of the Republic of Bengal	169,356,251	$285.8 billion	✔	✔
Bhutan	Prime Minister	Tasso Tsering Wanchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan	Jigmi Kesar Namjil Wangchuck, King of Bhutan	777,486	$2.2 billion	✔	✔
India	Prime Minister	Narendra Modi , Prime Minister of India	Ram Nath Kovind, President of the Republic	1,407,563,842	$2308.0 bn	✔	✔
Myanmar	Chairman	Win Myint, President of Myanmar		53,798,084	$68.277 billion	✔	✖
Nepal	Prime Minister	Khadka Prasad Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal	Pitya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal	30,034,989	$74.020 bn	✔	✔
Sri Lanka	President of the Republic	Ranil Vikram Singh, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka	Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka	21,773,441	$80.4 billion	✔	✔
Thailand	Prime Minister	Prayuth Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand	King Vajiralongkorn (Tenth Rama), King of Thailand	71,601,103	$409.724 billion	✔	✖