Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -16.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Bangladesh is -16.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Bangladesh peaked at -2.4% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -21.3%, in 2021.
Bangladesh ranks 101st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -4.4% | — |
| 1962 | -2.7% | -38.5% |
| 1963 | -7.1% | +162.8% |
| 1964 | -5.2% | -27.1% |
| 1965 | -2.4% | -53.0% |
| 1966 | -4.3% | +74.6% |
| 1967 | -4.8% | +12.5% |
| 1968 | -4.6% | -4.4% |
| 1969 | -5.0% | +8.3% |
| 1970 | -6.2% | +24.3% |
| 1971 | -5.0% | -19.4% |
| 1972 | -7.3% | +47.2% |
| 1973 | -12.4% | +70.3% |
| 1974 | -7.5% | -40.1% |
| 1975 | -9.6% | +28.1% |
| 1976 | -6.6% | -30.5% |
| 1977 | -2.4% | -63.3% |
| 1978 | -7.0% | +186.8% |
| 1979 | -3.8% | -46.1% |
| 1980 | -8.4% | +123.5% |
| 1981 | -4.7% | -44.6% |
| 1982 | -6.8% | +45.7% |
| 1983 | -6.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | -7.5% | +10.2% |
| 1985 | -10.1% | +34.9% |
| 1986 | -7.0% | -31.1% |
| 1987 | -7.6% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | -11.1% | +45.8% |
| 1989 | -8.7% | -22.1% |
| 1990 | -6.9% | -20.5% |
| 1991 | -6.7% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | -7.2% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | -5.8% | -19.2% |
| 1994 | -4.9% | -15.1% |
| 1995 | -9.2% | +86.5% |
| 1996 | -9.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | -9.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | -9.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | -14.3% | +58.7% |
| 2000 | -10.4% | -27.2% |
| 2001 | -10.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | -10.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | -12.8% | +20.7% |
| 2004 | -12.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | -11.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | -10.9% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | -12.4% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | -10.2% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | -13.5% | +32.7% |
| 2010 | -11.5% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | -11.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | -8.8% | -22.5% |
| 2013 | -10.8% | +23.4% |
| 2014 | -12.4% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | -16.1% | +29.5% |
| 2016 | -14.4% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | -18.5% | +28.3% |
| 2018 | -15.9% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | -15.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | -19.0% | +24.8% |
| 2021 | -21.3% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | -17.5% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | -16.3% | -6.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's -16.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -11.2%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's -16.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is -16.7%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -186.8% | -2.4% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.5% | -7.1% | -2.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | -6.8% | -12.4% | -2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.9% | -11.1% | -4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -8.2% | -14.3% | -4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -11.6% | -13.5% | -10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -13.5% | -18.5% | -8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.5% | -21.3% | -16.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 98 Azerbaijan -16.1% compare
- 99 Philippines -16.1% compare
- 100 Dominican Republic -16.3% compare
- 102 Sri Lanka -17.1% compare
- 103 Benin -17.1% compare
- 104 Germany -17.2% compare
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 net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Bangladesh?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Bangladesh was -16.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was -2.4% in 1965.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.3% in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Bangladesh ranks 101st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.