Bangladesh

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BD · BGD · BACI 50 · latest data 2024

Exports

$58.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $58,805 M24.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$63.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $63,563 M11.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$4.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$4,758 M

Total trade

$122.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $122,369 M17.8% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #54 of 225 exporters · top 25% · #49 of 225 importers · top 25% · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.2 pp

Trade timeline

Bangladesh's exports grew from $4.7B in 1995 to $58.8B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$4.8B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Bangladesh per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$4,699 M	$6,110 M	−$1,411 M	$10,808 M
1996	$4,994 M	$7,408 M	−$2,414 M	$12,402 M
1997	$5,679 M	$7,611 M	−$1,932 M	$13,290 M
1998	$5,896 M	$8,404 M	−$2,508 M	$14,300 M
1999	$5,200 M	$5,711 M	−$512 M	$10,911 M
2000	$7,246 M	$9,150 M	−$1,904 M	$16,396 M
2001	$7,362 M	$9,582 M	−$2,220 M	$16,944 M
2002	$7,345 M	$8,889 M	−$1,544 M	$16,234 M
2003	$8,754 M	$10,672 M	−$1,919 M	$19,426 M
2004	$10,944 M	$12,785 M	−$1,841 M	$23,728 M
2005	$11,187 M	$14,354 M	−$3,167 M	$25,541 M
2006	$14,806 M	$17,012 M	−$2,206 M	$31,818 M
2007	$15,758 M	$19,119 M	−$3,361 M	$34,877 M
2008	$18,083 M	$24,486 M	−$6,403 M	$42,569 M
2009	$18,825 M	$24,064 M	−$5,239 M	$42,889 M
2010	$21,888 M	$31,056 M	−$9,168 M	$52,944 M
2011	$28,350 M	$41,093 M	−$12,743 M	$69,443 M
2012	$28,650 M	$37,169 M	−$8,519 M	$65,819 M
2013	$32,171 M	$37,578 M	−$5,407 M	$69,748 M
2014	$33,630 M	$39,822 M	−$6,192 M	$73,452 M
2015	$36,878 M	$50,023 M	−$13,145 M	$86,901 M
2016	$37,858 M	$42,489 M	−$4,631 M	$80,348 M
2017	$40,416 M	$49,493 M	−$9,077 M	$89,909 M
2018	$45,052 M	$56,468 M	−$11,416 M	$101,520 M
2019	$47,098 M	$56,820 M	−$9,723 M	$103,918 M
2020	$41,462 M	$48,962 M	−$7,500 M	$90,424 M
2021	$52,912 M	$76,431 M	−$23,519 M	$129,343 M
2022	$65,561 M	$83,926 M	−$18,366 M	$149,487 M
2023	$54,465 M	$66,421 M	−$11,957 M	$120,886 M
2024	$58,805 M	$63,563 M	−$4,758 M	$122,369 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.1% in 1995 to 0.3% in 2024; export rank #64 → #54.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Bangladesh per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.09%	0.12%	#64	#59
1996	0.09%	0.14%	#64	#59
1997	0.10%	0.14%	#62	#60
1998	0.11%	0.15%	#63	#59
1999	0.09%	0.10%	#69	#68
2000	0.11%	0.14%	#67	#58
2001	0.12%	0.15%	#66	#60
2002	0.11%	0.13%	#70	#62
2003	0.11%	0.14%	#70	#63
2004	0.12%	0.14%	#70	#67
2005	0.11%	0.14%	#73	#65
2006	0.12%	0.14%	#70	#66
2007	0.11%	0.14%	#71	#69
2008	0.11%	0.15%	#73	#71
2009	0.15%	0.19%	#65	#60
2010	0.15%	0.21%	#66	#58
2011	0.16%	0.23%	#66	#57
2012	0.16%	0.21%	#65	#61
2013	0.18%	0.21%	#63	#61
2014	0.18%	0.22%	#62	#59
2015	0.23%	0.31%	#59	#49
2016	0.24%	0.27%	#52	#53
2017	0.23%	0.28%	#54	#50
2018	0.24%	0.30%	#55	#49
2019	0.25%	0.31%	#52	#47
2020	0.24%	0.29%	#52	#50
2021	0.25%	0.36%	#53	#47
2022	0.27%	0.35%	#51	#46
2023	0.24%	0.29%	#54	#50
2024	0.26%	0.28%	#54	#49

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Trading partners

China was Bangladesh's top trading partner in 2024, at 19.6% of total trade; the top five partners covered 50.4%.

Year

Top partner share: 19.6%
Top-5 share: 50.4%
Partners: 130
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.074

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United States $8.7B

Germany $8.6B

France $4.3B

United Kingdom $4.2B

Poland $4.0B

Spain $3.8B

India $1.9B

Canada $1.6B

Japan $1.5B

China $1.2B

Australia $1.0B

Malaysia $329M

Brazil $257M

Singapore $176M

Indonesia $95M

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Top partners of Bangladesh in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$1,161 M	$22,844 M	$24,005 M	−$21,682 M
#2	India	$1,862 M	$11,318 M	$13,180 M	−$9,456 M
#3	United States	$8,685 M	$2,177 M	$10,862 M	$6,508 M
#4	Germany	$8,568 M	$594 M	$9,162 M	$7,974 M
#5	United Kingdom	$4,171 M	$303 M	$4,475 M	$3,868 M
#6	France	$4,291 M	$180 M	$4,471 M	$4,111 M
#7	Poland	$3,985 M	$48 M	$4,034 M	$3,937 M
#8	Spain	$3,800 M	$132 M	$3,932 M	$3,669 M
#9	Indonesia	$95 M	$3,040 M	$3,135 M	−$2,945 M
#10	Singapore	$176 M	$2,929 M	$3,104 M	−$2,753 M
#11	Japan	$1,519 M	$1,458 M	$2,977 M	$61 M
#12	Malaysia	$329 M	$2,587 M	$2,916 M	−$2,258 M
#13	Brazil	$257 M	$2,468 M	$2,725 M	−$2,211 M
#14	Australia	$1,041 M	$1,318 M	$2,359 M	−$277 M
#15	Canada	$1,568 M	$744 M	$2,312 M	$824 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Bangladesh's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Bangladesh's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.145 → 0.069, a diversified export base across 130 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Bangladesh per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.145	0.069	138	92
1996	0.142	0.068	146	139
1997	0.153	0.059	148	166
1998	0.157	0.060	156	166
1999	0.188	0.072	118	92
2000	0.168	0.055	167	182
2001	0.159	0.058	167	165
2002	0.155	0.062	174	200
2003	0.126	0.062	183	183
2004	0.118	0.062	187	186
2005	0.121	0.063	184	192
2006	0.108	0.062	192	199
2007	0.108	0.066	190	201
2008	0.100	0.072	196	194
2009	0.096	0.063	192	187
2010	0.094	0.066	197	186
2011	0.087	0.078	194	181
2012	0.078	0.068	199	191
2013	0.079	0.075	196	180
2014	0.075	0.128	160	121
2015	0.076	0.085	195	203
2016	0.074	0.144	167	139
2017	0.070	0.128	168	140
2018	0.069	0.136	168	140
2019	0.069	0.126	165	135
2020	0.072	0.133	161	130
2021	0.074	0.142	163	134
2022	0.079	0.143	153	128
2023	0.072	0.160	138	117
2024	0.069	0.173	130	111

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