Bangladesh vs Brazil: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 17.5% against 16.8% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 184th and Brazil ranks 181st of 193 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 6.3% | 5.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 9.2% | 3.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 8.0% | 5.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 9.0% | 5.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 12.7% | 7.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 13.2% | 9.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.4% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 17.5% against 16.8% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Bangladesh ranks 184th and Brazil ranks 181st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.