Bangladesh - Merchandise exports

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 2.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 13.96 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.91 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 4.92
1973 5.08
1974 10.63
1975 13.96
1976 8.67
1977 9.75
1978 10.69
1979 10.27
1980 11.36
1981 13.41
1982 10.35
1983 10.03
1984 8.48
1985 12.34
1986 8.50
1987 5.91
1988 6.26
1989 5.09
1990 4.95
1991 3.98
1992 3.40
1993 2.48
1994 3.37
1995 2.87
1996 2.89
1997 2.57
1998 2.03
1999 1.71
2000 1.96
2001 1.91
2002 1.97
2003 1.57
2004 1.25
2005 1.18
2006 0.91
2007 1.02
2008 1.29
2009 1.48
2010 1.74
2011 1.56
2012 1.80
2013 1.99
2014 1.84
2015 2.03
2016 2.09
2017 2.16
2018 1.93
2019 1.85
2020 2.37

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Bangladesh was 33,605,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,337,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 260,000,000 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1972 260,000,000
1973 358,000,000
1974 348,000,000
1975 327,000,000
1976 401,000,000
1977 476,000,000
1978 548,000,000
1979 659,000,000
1980 759,000,000
1981 791,000,000
1982 769,000,000
1983 724,000,000
1984 931,000,000
1985 999,000,000
1986 880,000,000
1987 1,067,000,000
1988 1,291,000,000
1989 1,305,000,000
1990 1,671,000,000
1991 1,689,000,000
1992 2,098,000,000
1993 2,545,000,000
1994 2,934,000,000
1995 3,501,000,000
1996 4,249,000,000
1997 4,832,000,000
1998 5,121,000,000
1999 5,497,000,000
2000 6,389,000,000
2001 6,080,000,000
2002 6,149,000,000
2003 6,990,000,000
2004 8,305,000,000
2005 9,297,000,000
2006 11,802,000,000
2007 12,453,000,000
2008 15,370,000,000
2009 15,083,000,000
2010 19,194,000,000
2011 24,439,000,000
2012 25,127,000,000
2013 29,114,000,000
2014 30,405,000,000
2015 32,379,000,000
2016 34,894,000,000
2017 35,851,000,000
2018 39,252,000,000
2019 39,337,000,000
2020 33,605,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 73.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 90.73 in 1998, while its lowest value was 46.14 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 59.04
1973 59.39
1974 50.51
1975 46.14
1976 54.96
1977 48.91
1978 47.28
1979 53.06
1980 48.47
1981 47.13
1982 50.50
1983 48.96
1984 52.91
1985 51.25
1986 60.49
1987 69.94
1988 70.48
1989 71.39
1990 75.74
1991 77.20
1992 81.06
1993 81.72
1994 82.66
1995 84.88
1996 85.41
1997 87.83
1998 90.73
1999 78.71
2000 79.77
2001 78.91
2002 77.81
2003 78.63
2004 81.21
2005 78.26
2006 77.94
2007 77.87
2008 76.38
2009 76.95
2010 74.36
2011 74.88
2012 73.81
2013 73.26
2014 72.65
2015 72.23
2016 71.79
2017 71.53
2018 71.65
2019 72.74
2020 73.90

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 7.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 38.61 in 1975, while its lowest value was 3.43 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 25.53
1973 20.03
1974 32.28
1975 38.61
1976 31.18
1977 32.26
1978 29.44
1979 25.53
1980 33.27
1981 36.65
1982 31.44
1983 28.98
1984 24.31
1985 31.56
1986 24.07
1987 17.02
1988 15.93
1989 16.62
1990 12.35
1991 10.89
1992 11.72
1993 11.18
1994 10.15
1995 7.98
1996 7.22
1997 9.18
1998 5.91
1999 4.32
2000 4.01
2001 3.43
2002 4.27
2003 3.88
2004 3.94
2005 4.46
2006 4.73
2007 5.01
2008 6.57
2009 6.66
2010 8.43
2011 7.78
2012 7.36
2013 8.11
2014 8.47
2015 7.90
2016 7.89
2017 8.14
2018 7.09
2019 7.18
2020 7.69

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 2.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 6.89 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.64 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 3.77
1973 1.08
1974 4.13
1975 0.64
1976 4.32
1977 4.66
1978 6.47
1979 4.85
1980 6.70
1981 4.80
1982 6.89
1983 4.76
1984 3.21
1985 3.31
1986 3.46
1987 3.17
1988 3.35
1989 3.50
1990 2.56
1991 2.40
1992 3.30
1993 3.28
1994 3.03
1995 1.47
1996 1.74
1997 2.84
1998 1.77
1999 1.12
2000 1.38
2001 0.89
2002 0.94
2003 1.01
2004 1.23
2005 1.58
2006 1.71
2007 1.57
2008 1.86
2009 1.78
2010 2.43
2011 2.14
2012 2.40
2013 2.60
2014 3.40
2015 3.18
2016 3.48
2017 3.33
2018 2.73
2019 2.90
2020 2.86

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 2.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 3.86 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.56 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 0.87
1973 0.64
1974 1.21
1975 2.17
1976 1.97
1977 2.37
1978 2.09
1979 2.08
1980 1.54
1981 3.22
1982 3.86
1983 2.15
1984 2.16
1985 2.48
1986 3.42
1987 1.85
1988 2.67
1989 3.38
1990 2.08
1991 0.95
1992 1.05
1993 2.16
1994 1.43
1995 1.66
1996 0.98
1997 1.13
1998 0.80
1999 0.60
2000 0.69
2001 0.56
2002 0.65
2003 0.67
2004 0.94
2005 1.09
2006 1.62
2007 1.79
2008 2.49
2009 2.82
2010 3.55
2011 3.27
2012 2.76
2013 3.42
2014 3.32
2015 2.86
2016 2.87
2017 3.04
2018 2.41
2019 2.39
2020 2.97

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 1.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 4.96 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.24 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 4.15
1973 2.59
1974 4.13
1975 4.96
1976 3.65
1977 1.89
1978 1.10
1979 0.68
1980 1.34
1981 1.12
1982 0.93
1983 0.24
1984 1.13
1985 0.65
1986 0.79
1987 0.60
1988 1.09
1989 0.50
1990 0.41
1991 1.05
1992 1.18
1993 1.10
1994 0.79
1995 0.52
1996 0.45
1997 0.64
1998 0.53
1999 0.33
2000 0.36
2001 0.31
2002 0.38
2003 0.38
2004 0.33
2005 0.40
2006 0.37
2007 0.53
2008 0.91
2009 0.82
2010 0.72
2011 1.00
2012 1.04
2013 1.04
2014 0.97
2015 1.04
2016 0.84
2017 0.92
2018 1.16
2019 1.19
2020 1.01

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 0.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 16.20 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 3.04
1973 6.26
1974 10.00
1975 16.15
1976 9.70
1977 9.16
1978 12.45
1979 9.73
1980 12.66
1981 13.53
1982 9.94
1983 16.20
1984 13.36
1985 14.40
1986 9.00
1987 6.17
1988 5.34
1989 4.73
1990 4.18
1991 5.37
1992 4.93
1993 2.99
1994 3.10
1995 2.63
1996 2.25
1997 2.76
1998 1.83
1999 1.50
2000 1.03
2001 1.30
2002 1.59
2003 1.13
2004 0.83
2005 0.93
2006 0.71
2007 0.69
2008 0.74
2009 0.68
2010 1.10
2011 0.80
2012 0.61
2013 0.59
2014 0.41
2015 0.37
2016 0.31
2017 0.32
2018 0.28
2019 0.25
2020 0.30

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 3.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 11.72 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.46 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 0.46
1973 7.19
1974 1.94
1975 2.64
1976 4.78
1977 8.57
1978 11.15
1979 8.01
1980 8.81
1981 8.45
1982 8.33
1983 9.00
1984 11.72
1985 7.79
1986 6.22
1987 4.21
1988 5.08
1989 3.92
1990 3.67
1991 4.75
1992 2.27
1993 2.38
1994 2.46
1995 2.70
1996 2.00
1997 2.52
1998 2.94
1999 1.93
2000 1.67
2001 1.70
2002 1.44
2003 1.81
2004 1.67
2005 2.21
2006 1.96
2007 2.34
2008 3.08
2009 2.59
2010 2.56
2011 2.80
2012 2.85
2013 2.21
2014 1.87
2015 2.22
2016 2.52
2017 2.20
2018 3.03
2019 3.07
2020 3.20

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 0.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 14.68 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.31 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 13.71
1973 9.46
1974 12.82
1975 14.68
1976 11.55
1977 14.19
1978 7.34
1979 8.19
1980 11.03
1981 13.98
1982 9.82
1983 5.62
1984 4.46
1985 10.72
1986 7.40
1987 5.23
1988 3.48
1989 4.51
1990 3.12
1991 1.12
1992 1.26
1993 1.65
1994 1.80
1995 1.69
1996 1.78
1997 1.82
1998 0.99
1999 0.76
2000 0.55
2001 0.37
2002 0.71
2003 0.69
2004 0.62
2005 0.48
2006 0.31
2007 0.43
2008 0.57
2009 0.56
2010 0.63
2011 0.57
2012 0.53
2013 0.47
2014 0.37
2015 0.46
2016 0.38
2017 0.53
2018 0.51
2019 0.44
2020 0.55

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 15.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 18.24 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.42 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 14.98
1973 13.39
1974 15.27
1975 12.62
1976 9.08
1977 10.26
1978 12.13
1979 13.40
1980 9.45
1981 7.77
1982 9.73
1983 13.06
1984 11.05
1985 9.40
1986 9.22
1987 8.83
1988 8.51
1989 8.07
1990 8.24
1991 7.16
1992 4.95
1993 4.72
1994 4.74
1995 4.44
1996 5.38
1997 0.47
1998 0.42
1999 15.04
2000 14.54
2001 15.96
2002 16.47
2003 15.69
2004 13.19
2005 15.07
2006 15.38
2007 14.79
2008 13.97
2009 13.80
2010 14.64
2011 14.54
2012 15.99
2013 16.42
2014 17.00
2015 17.65
2016 17.80
2017 18.13
2018 18.24
2019 17.02
2020 15.21

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Bangladesh was 30,746,120,000 as of 2020. Over the past 48 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 35,919,390,000 in 2019 and 262,420,000 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 262,420,000
1973 357,070,000
1974 346,390,000
1975 327,100,000
1976 400,420,000
1977 474,050,000
1978 513,240,000
1979 656,060,000
1980 790,170,000
1981 791,350,000
1982 768,060,000
1983 724,460,000
1984 931,440,000
1985 998,890,000
1986 888,910,000
1987 1,076,800,000
1988 1,291,130,000
1989 1,304,840,000
1990 1,670,505,000
1991 1,687,511,000
1992 2,037,467,000
1993 2,277,308,000
1994 2,649,708,000
1995 3,129,161,000
1996 3,297,161,000
1997 3,627,564,000
1998 3,821,914,000
1999 4,520,114,000
2000 5,589,578,000
2001 5,735,614,000
2002 5,443,256,000
2003 6,229,390,000
2004 7,585,601,000
2005 8,494,402,000
2006 10,836,240,000
2007 12,212,590,000
2008 13,627,580,000
2009 14,377,480,000
2010 16,496,950,000
2011 23,099,940,000
2012 22,250,780,000
2013 25,912,960,000
2014 28,433,800,000
2015 29,924,640,000
2016 30,195,280,000
2017 31,392,750,000
2018 33,775,430,000
2019 35,919,390,000
2020 30,746,120,000

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 3.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 11.72 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.46 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 0.46
1973 7.19
1974 1.94
1975 2.64
1976 4.78
1977 8.57
1978 11.15
1979 8.01
1980 8.81
1981 8.45
1982 8.33
1983 9.00
1984 11.72
1985 7.79
1986 6.22
1987 4.21
1988 5.08
1989 3.92
1990 3.67
1991 4.75
1992 2.27
1993 2.38
1994 2.46
1995 2.70
1996 2.00
1997 2.52
1998 2.94
1999 1.93
2000 1.67
2001 1.70
2002 1.44
2003 1.81
2004 1.67
2005 2.21
2006 1.96
2007 2.34
2008 3.08
2009 2.59
2010 2.56
2011 2.80
2012 2.85
2013 2.21
2014 1.87
2015 2.22
2016 2.52
2017 2.20
2018 3.03
2019 3.07
2020 3.20

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports