Imports of goods and services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Imports of goods and services was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in Bangladesh is 16.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Bangladesh peaked at 27.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1975.
Bangladesh ranks 184th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.3% | — |
| 1961 | 11.7% | +25.7% |
| 1962 | 10.8% | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 11.7% | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 14.1% | +21.2% |
| 1965 | 13.4% | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 12.7% | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 11.6% | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 11.7% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 12.5% | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 10.7% | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | +28.0% |
| 1973 | 11.9% | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | -12.7% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 17.6% | +117.7% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | -29.8% |
| 1978 | 15.5% | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 15.8% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 17.9% | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 15.5% | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 13.4% | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 12.8% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 12.2% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | +25.1% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | +3.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 16.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 40% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 16.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 28.9%, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +117.7% | 8.1% | 17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.9% | 8.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.7% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 12.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 15.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 17.2% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.8% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Bangladesh?
- Imports of goods and services in Bangladesh was 16.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for imports of goods and services?
- Bangladesh ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.