Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Textiles and clothing
Textiles and clothing over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 56.6% against 29.6% in Pakistan, a difference of 27.0%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.9 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 6th of 154 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3% | 33.8% | 6.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 40.4% | 31.6% | 8.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 20.4% | 15.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 28.1% | 11.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 28.9% | 9.1% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 29.6% | 24.3% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher textiles and clothing, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Bangladesh, at 56.6% against 29.6% in Pakistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in textiles and clothing between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 27.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for textiles and clothing?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 6th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).