Trade in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Trade was 28.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 28.0% for trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Bangladesh peaked at 48.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1975.
Bangladesh ranks 188th 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.
Trade in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.3% | — |
| 1961 | 22.5% | +16.5% |
| 1962 | 21.6% | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 21.6% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 24.2% | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 23.0% | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 21.9% | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 19.9% | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 20.8% | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 17.0% | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 19.4% | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 18.4% | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | -23.6% |
| 1975 | 11.0% | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 22.4% | +103.6% |
| 1977 | 19.4% | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 21.0% | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 21.9% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 23.4% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 20.6% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | -13.6% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.7% | 19.3% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 11.0% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 16.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 18.9% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 26.9% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 30.0% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 26.3% | 33.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 185 Cameroon 33.4% compare
- 186 Argentina 30.4% compare
- 187 Turkmenistan 28.2% compare
- 189 Pakistan 27.2% compare
- 190 United States of America 25.0% compare
- 191 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.0% 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -5.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2854 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 741.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 89,594 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Bangladesh?
- Trade in Bangladesh was 28.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for trade?
- Bangladesh ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.