Bangladesh vs Syria: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Bangladesh
14.4%
in 2025
Syria
14.3%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
176th
Syria rank
179th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Bangladesh
- Syria
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 14.4% against 14.3% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Syria ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 176th and Syria ranks 179th of 201 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 22.5% | 14.1% | Syria |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 20.9% | 10.8% | Syria |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 24.0% | 12.4% | Syria |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 84.6% | 67.0% | Syria |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 29.9% | 10.3% | Syria |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 19.8% | 5.0% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Bangladesh or Syria?
- Bangladesh, at 14.4% against 14.3% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Bangladesh and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Syria?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Syria rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 176th and Syria ranks 179th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).