Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Textiles and clothing
Textiles and clothing over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 56.6% against 37.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 18.9%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 154 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3% | 21.3% | 19.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 20.2% | 23.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 16.4% | 21.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 28.8% | 10.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 29.6% | 9.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 34.5% | 19.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 37.8% | 18.8% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher textiles and clothing, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 56.6% against 37.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in textiles and clothing between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 18.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for textiles and clothing?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th 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).