Bangladesh - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Bangladesh was $85,302,720,000 as of 2021. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $85,302,720,000 in 2021 and $947,869,200 in 1976.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 $947,869,200
1977 $1,203,948,000
1978 $1,592,744,000
1979 $2,097,981,000
1980 $2,834,015,000
1981 $2,898,256,000
1982 $2,660,817,000
1983 $2,335,793,000
1984 $2,818,018,000
1985 $2,764,372,000
1986 $2,803,727,000
1987 $2,939,821,000
1988 $3,347,530,000
1989 $4,026,495,000
1990 $3,959,811,000
1991 $3,769,731,000
1992 $4,142,569,000
1993 $4,589,425,000
1994 $5,375,557,000
1995 $7,588,597,000
1996 $7,450,640,000
1997 $7,834,423,000
1998 $7,952,813,000
1999 $8,932,237,000
2000 $9,673,135,000
2001 $9,654,916,000
2002 $9,119,864,000
2003 $11,069,920,000
2004 $12,972,310,000
2005 $14,708,230,000
2006 $16,783,830,000
2007 $19,553,270,000
2008 $25,167,720,000
2009 $23,072,750,000
2010 $29,470,810,000
2011 $37,878,110,000
2012 $37,748,950,000
2013 $41,568,400,000
2014 $45,176,620,000
2015 $45,575,750,000
2016 $48,167,980,000
2017 $56,764,920,000
2018 $65,585,210,000
2019 $64,233,640,000
2020 $56,776,360,000
2021 $85,302,720,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Bangladesh was $59,861,500,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $64,859,340,000 in 2019 and $397,875,400 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $397,875,400
1961 $563,656,800
1962 $549,204,100
1963 $620,050,900
1964 $760,610,800
1965 $789,516,400
1966 $814,737,800
1967 $913,639,900
1968 $868,581,300
1969 $988,170,700
1970 $1,124,763,000
1971 $938,861,300
1972 $863,537,100
1973 $958,701,300
1974 $1,294,858,000
1975 $1,575,423,000
1976 $1,784,274,000
1977 $1,194,952,000
1978 $2,056,131,000
1979 $2,459,010,000
1980 $3,243,618,000
1981 $2,858,507,000
1982 $2,877,295,000
1983 $2,590,825,000
1984 $2,538,320,000
1985 $2,860,038,000
1986 $2,577,133,000
1987 $2,842,323,000
1988 $3,255,865,000
1989 $3,679,751,000
1990 $4,126,170,000
1991 $3,785,238,000
1992 $3,915,199,000
1993 $4,677,910,000
1994 $4,681,796,000
1995 $6,580,597,000
1996 $7,601,785,000
1997 $7,625,082,000
1998 $8,058,876,000
1999 $8,525,936,000
2000 $9,060,863,000
2001 $10,102,560,000
2002 $9,060,892,000
2003 $9,761,831,000
2004 $10,229,680,000
2005 $13,891,430,000
2006 $15,626,730,000
2007 $18,268,580,000
2008 $22,873,050,000
2009 $23,726,340,000
2010 $25,106,320,000
2011 $35,373,860,000
2012 $37,272,040,000
2013 $40,135,240,000
2014 $44,128,010,000
2015 $48,280,650,000
2016 $47,171,580,000
2017 $50,611,140,000
2018 $64,245,520,000
2019 $64,859,340,000
2020 $59,861,500,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Bangladesh was 5,075,900,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,450,080,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,909,802,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 1,909,802,000
1961 2,705,553,000
1962 2,636,180,000
1963 2,976,244,000
1964 3,650,932,000
1965 3,789,679,000
1966 3,910,742,000
1967 4,385,471,000
1968 4,169,191,000
1969 4,743,220,000
1970 5,398,864,000
1971 4,506,534,000
1972 5,181,222,000
1973 7,459,655,000
1974 10,314,840,000
1975 13,983,450,000
1976 26,496,460,000
1977 18,485,910,000
1978 31,088,700,000
1979 37,426,140,000
1980 50,211,200,000
1981 46,708,000,000
1982 57,661,000,000
1983 61,558,000,000
1984 63,458,000,000
1985 74,361,000,000
1986 77,314,000,000
1987 88,112,000,000
1988 101,583,000,000
1989 118,120,000,000
1990 135,751,000,000
1991 135,133,000,000
1992 147,603,000,000
1993 176,825,000,000
1994 187,740,000,000
1995 264,540,000,000
1996 310,913,000,000
1997 325,591,000,000
1998 365,873,000,000
1999 409,927,000,000
2000 455,852,000,000
2001 545,134,000,000
2002 520,367,000,000
2003 565,210,000,000
2004 602,221,000,000
2005 854,323,000,000
2006 1,049,490,000,000
2007 1,261,630,000,000
2008 1,569,320,000,000
2009 1,632,430,000,000
2010 1,736,940,000,000
2011 2,518,420,000,000
2012 2,949,230,000,000
2013 3,208,140,000,000
2014 3,429,650,000,000
2015 3,751,510,000,000
2016 3,691,790,000,000
2017 4,004,560,000,000
2018 5,276,010,000,000
2019 5,450,080,000,000
2020 5,075,900,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Bangladesh was 51,432,410,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 58,611,790,000 in 2018 and 2,470,725,000 in 1977.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 6,050,892,000
1961 8,006,170,000
1962 7,944,496,000
1963 9,290,857,000
1964 10,806,800,000
1965 10,763,180,000
1966 11,200,080,000
1967 13,085,820,000
1968 12,366,390,000
1969 13,363,340,000
1970 14,948,460,000
1971 11,718,870,000
1972 11,705,990,000
1973 5,806,697,000
1974 3,638,639,000
1975 3,244,741,000
1976 4,465,700,000
1977 2,470,725,000
1978 3,919,971,000
1979 4,349,731,000
1980 5,804,207,000
1981 2,756,331,000
1982 3,015,549,000
1983 2,890,482,000
1984 2,703,518,000
1985 2,899,305,000
1986 2,778,736,000
1987 2,937,174,000
1988 3,157,248,000
1989 3,632,323,000
1990 3,970,590,000
1991 3,374,309,000
1992 3,077,685,000
1993 4,229,321,000
1994 3,970,864,000
1995 5,892,619,000
1996 6,724,042,000
1997 6,928,534,000
1998 7,238,307,000
1999 7,405,192,000
2000 8,163,034,000
2001 9,211,871,000
2002 8,765,332,000
2003 9,514,729,000
2004 17,578,410,000
2005 24,269,250,000
2006 28,683,930,000
2007 33,269,360,000
2008 32,636,830,000
2009 31,788,380,000
2010 32,006,600,000
2011 41,337,470,000
2012 45,685,580,000
2013 46,242,100,000
2014 46,782,350,000
2015 48,280,650,000
2016 44,856,640,000
2017 46,146,490,000
2018 58,611,790,000
2019 57,427,260,000
2020 51,432,410,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Bangladesh was -10.44 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 84.75 in 2004 and a minimum value of -52.51 in 1981.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 32.31
1962 -0.77
1963 16.95
1964 16.32
1965 -0.40
1966 4.06
1967 16.84
1968 -5.50
1969 8.06
1970 11.86
1971 -21.60
1972 -0.11
1973 -50.40
1974 -37.34
1975 -10.83
1976 37.63
1977 -44.67
1978 58.66
1979 10.96
1980 33.44
1981 -52.51
1982 9.40
1983 -4.15
1984 -6.47
1985 7.24
1986 -4.16
1987 5.70
1988 7.49
1989 15.05
1990 9.31
1991 -15.02
1992 -8.79
1993 37.42
1994 -6.11
1995 48.40
1996 14.11
1997 3.04
1998 4.47
1999 2.31
2000 10.23
2001 12.85
2002 -4.85
2003 8.55
2004 84.75
2005 38.06
2006 18.19
2007 15.99
2008 -1.90
2009 -2.60
2010 0.69
2011 29.15
2012 10.52
2013 1.22
2014 1.17
2015 3.20
2016 -7.09
2017 2.88
2018 27.01
2019 -2.02
2020 -10.44

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Bangladesh was 1,881,820,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,144,500,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 90,399,160,000 in 1977.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 221,391,000,000
1961 292,931,000,000
1962 290,674,000,000
1963 339,935,000,000
1964 395,400,000,000
1965 393,804,000,000
1966 409,790,000,000
1967 478,786,000,000
1968 452,463,000,000
1969 488,939,000,000
1970 546,936,000,000
1971 428,771,000,000
1972 428,300,000,000
1973 212,456,000,000
1974 133,131,000,000
1975 118,719,000,000
1976 163,392,000,000
1977 90,399,160,000
1978 143,424,000,000
1979 159,148,000,000
1980 212,365,000,000
1981 100,849,000,000
1982 110,333,000,000
1983 105,757,000,000
1984 98,916,640,000
1985 106,080,000,000
1986 101,669,000,000
1987 107,466,000,000
1988 115,518,000,000
1989 132,900,000,000
1990 145,276,000,000
1991 123,460,000,000
1992 112,607,000,000
1993 154,743,000,000
1994 145,286,000,000
1995 215,600,000,000
1996 246,020,000,000
1997 253,502,000,000
1998 264,836,000,000
1999 270,942,000,000
2000 298,670,000,000
2001 337,045,000,000
2002 320,707,000,000
2003 348,126,000,000
2004 643,161,000,000
2005 887,966,000,000
2006 1,049,490,000,000
2007 1,217,260,000,000
2008 1,194,120,000,000
2009 1,163,080,000,000
2010 1,171,060,000,000
2011 1,512,460,000,000
2012 1,671,550,000,000
2013 1,691,910,000,000
2014 1,711,680,000,000
2015 1,766,500,000,000
2016 1,641,220,000,000
2017 1,688,410,000,000
2018 2,144,500,000,000
2019 2,101,160,000,000
2020 1,881,820,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Bangladesh was 18.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 27.95 in 2012, while its lowest value was 8.10 in 1975.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.31
1961 11.70
1962 10.81
1963 11.66
1964 14.12
1965 13.37
1966 12.65
1967 12.60
1968 11.61
1969 11.67
1970 12.51
1971 10.73
1972 13.73
1973 11.86
1974 10.35
1975 8.10
1976 17.64
1977 12.38
1978 15.48
1979 15.80
1980 17.88
1981 14.12
1982 15.53
1983 14.71
1984 13.42
1985 12.84
1986 11.84
1987 11.70
1988 12.25
1989 12.79
1990 13.06
1991 12.23
1992 12.35
1993 14.10
1994 13.86
1995 17.34
1996 16.37
1997 15.81
1998 16.12
1999 16.63
2000 16.98
2001 18.71
2002 16.56
2003 16.23
2004 15.71
2005 20.00
2006 21.76
2007 22.95
2008 24.96
2009 23.15
2010 21.78
2011 27.50
2012 27.95
2013 26.76
2014 25.52
2015 24.75
2016 21.30
2017 20.27
2018 23.44
2019 21.44
2020 18.53

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments