The Department is primarily engaged in collecting and compiling data of various periodicity on money and banking, international trade, monetary accounts, balance of payments, exchange rates, external reserves, foreign direct investment and private external debt.

Besides the Annual Report. Bangladesh Bank Quarterly (Which is published in collaboration with the policy Analysis Unit of Bangladesh Bank) and the quarterly Bangladesh Bank Bulletin (Which is published in collaboration with the Research Department, Bangladesh Bank), the Department regularly brings out three annuals, one quarterly and one monthly booklet.

The Department also acts as the correspondent of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and is the source of all economic and financial data of Bangladesh for IMF publications, such as, International Financial Statistics, Direction of Trade Statistics, and Balance of Payments Yearbook etc.