Which has higher trade as a share of gdp, Bangladesh or United States of America?

Bangladesh, at 28.0% against 25.0% in United States of America as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Trade as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs United States of America: Trade as a share of GDP

Bangladesh

28.0%

in 2025

United States of America

25.0%

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

186th

United States of America rank

188th

Trade as a share of GDP over time

Bangladesh
United States of America

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 28.0% against 25.0% in United States of America, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 186th and United States of America ranks 188th of 191 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.5%	14.6%	4.0%	Bangladesh
1980s	18.8%	18.1%	0.7%	Bangladesh
1990s	24.1%	21.5%	2.5%	Bangladesh
2000s	34.0%	25.3%	8.7%	Bangladesh
2010s	39.2%	28.5%	10.7%	Bangladesh
2020s	29.1%	25.0%	4.1%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade as a share of gdp, Bangladesh or United States of America?: Bangladesh, at 28.0% against 25.0% in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in trade as a share of gdp between Bangladesh and United States of America?: 3.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and United States of America rank globally for trade as a share of gdp?: Bangladesh ranks 186th and United States of America ranks 188th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Trade as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bangladesh vs United States of America: Trade as a share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/trade-as-share-of-gdp/bangladesh/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/trade-as-share-of-gdp/bangladesh/united-states/">Bangladesh vs United States of America: Trade as a share of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Trade as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 9,006 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Trade in goods and services as a share of GDP, shown as a percentage.