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Merchandise imports — Bangladesh

Merchandise imports in Bangladesh in 2025 — 69,373,000,000 US$. Ranked 52 in the world out of 205. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 10,057.1%.

2025 69.37B US$ +2.2% vs 2024
World rank 52of 205
Period maximum 88.23B US$2022
Period minimum 683M US$1972

Trend over time

1972–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Bangladesh, 1972–2025025B50B75B100B19721978198419901996200220082014202020251972: 683,000,000 US$1973: 986,000,000 US$1974: 1,078,000,000 US$1975: 1,321,000,000 US$1976: 952,000,000 US$1977: 1,163,000,000 US$1978: 1,513,000,000 US$1979: 1,908,000,000 US$1980: 2,599,000,000 US$1981: 2,699,000,000 US$1982: 2,464,000,000 US$1983: 2,165,000,000 US$1984: 2,825,000,000 US$1985: 2,542,000,000 US$1986: 2,546,000,000 US$1987: 2,715,000,000 US$1988: 3,041,000,000 US$1989: 3,650,000,000 US$1990: 3,618,000,000 US$1991: 3,412,000,000 US$1992: 3,732,000,000 US$1993: 3,994,000,000 US$1994: 4,602,000,000 US$1995: 6,694,000,000 US$1996: 7,032,000,000 US$1997: 7,263,000,000 US$1998: 7,495,000,000 US$1999: 8,331,000,000 US$2000: 8,883,000,000 US$2001: 9,018,000,000 US$2002: 8,592,000,000 US$2003: 10,434,000,000 US$2004: 12,036,000,000 US$2005: 13,889,000,000 US$2006: 16,034,000,000 US$2007: 18,596,000,000 US$2008: 23,860,000,000 US$2009: 21,833,000,000 US$2010: 27,821,000,000 US$2011: 36,214,000,000 US$2012: 34,173,000,000 US$2013: 37,085,000,000 US$2014: 41,119,000,000 US$2015: 42,047,000,000 US$2016: 44,772,000,000 US$2017: 52,836,000,000 US$2018: 60,495,000,000 US$2019: 59,094,000,000 US$2020: 52,804,000,000 US$2021: 80,448,000,000 US$2022: 88,234,000,000 US$2023: 66,863,000,000 US$2024: 67,880,000,000 US$2025: 69,373,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +68.69B (+10,057.1%) Average annual rate: 9.11 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 69.37B US$
World 26.69T US$
South Asia 865B US$
Southern Asia computed 1,000B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 69.37B +1.49B +2.2%
2024 67.88B +1.02B +1.52%
2023 66.86B −21.37B −24.22%
2022 88.23B +7.79B +9.68%
2021 80.45B +27.64B +52.35%
2020 52.8B −6.29B −10.64%
2019 59.09B −1.4B −2.32%
2018 60.5B +7.66B +14.5%
2017 52.84B +8.06B +18.01%
2016 44.77B +2.73B +6.48%
2015 42.05B +928M +2.26%
2014 41.12B +4.03B +10.88%
2013 37.09B +2.91B +8.52%
2012 34.17B −2.04B −5.64%
2011 36.21B +8.39B +30.17%
2010 27.82B +5.99B +27.43%
2009 21.83B −2.03B −8.5%
2008 23.86B +5.26B +28.31%
2007 18.6B +2.56B +15.98%
2006 16.03B +2.15B +15.44%
2005 13.89B +1.85B +15.4%
2004 12.04B +1.6B +15.35%
2003 10.43B +1.84B +21.44%
2002 8.59B −426M −4.72%
2001 9.02B +135M +1.52%
2000 8.88B +552M +6.63%
1999 8.33B +836M +11.15%
1998 7.5B +232M +3.19%
1997 7.26B +231M +3.28%
1996 7.03B +338M +5.05%
1995 6.69B +2.09B +45.46%
1994 4.6B +608M +15.22%
1993 3.99B +262M +7.02%
1992 3.73B +320M +9.38%
1991 3.41B −206M −5.69%
1990 3.62B −32M −0.88%
1989 3.65B +609M +20.03%
1988 3.04B +326M +12.01%
1987 2.72B +169M +6.64%
1986 2.55B +4M +0.16%
1985 2.54B −283M −10.02%
1984 2.83B +660M +30.48%
1983 2.17B −299M −12.13%
1982 2.46B −235M −8.71%
1981 2.7B +100M +3.85%
1980 2.6B +691M +36.22%
1979 1.91B +395M +26.11%
1978 1.51B +350M +30.09%
1977 1.16B +211M +22.16%
1976 952M −369M −27.93%
1975 1.32B +243M +22.54%
1974 1.08B +92M +9.33%
1973 986M +303M +44.36%
1972 683M — —

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 753B BD Bangladesh 69.37B PK Pakistan 65.85B IR Iran 65.63B LK Sri Lanka 21.48B NP Nepal 14.4B MV Maldives 3.62B AF Afghanistan 3.61B BT Bhutan 2.18B
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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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