Which has higher trade, Bangladesh or United States?

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

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs United States: Trade

Bangladesh

28.0%

in 2025

United States

25.0%

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

188th

United States rank

190th

Trade over time

Bangladesh
United States

How they compare

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

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

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

Bangladesh ranks 188th and United States ranks 190th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	United States	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, Bangladesh or United States?: Bangladesh, at 28.0% against 25.0% in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in trade between Bangladesh and United States?: 3.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and United States rank globally for trade?: Bangladesh ranks 188th and United States ranks 190th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trade (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 11,229 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.