Bangladesh (BGD)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$40.07B

Imports

$80.51B

Total trade

$120.57B

Trade balance

-$40.44B

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Bangladesh - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

China (CHN)

Total

13.4%

Exports

2.2%

$891.27M

Imports

19.0%

$15.28B

Total

13.4%

$16.18B

Rank #2

India (IND)

Total

8.8%

Exports

3.1%

$1.23B

Imports

11.7%

$9.41B

Total

8.8%

$10.64B

Rank #3

Spain (ESP)

Total

7.6%

Exports

6.4%

$2.55B

Imports

8.2%

$6.59B

Total

7.6%

$9.14B

Rank #4

USA (USA)

Total

7.3%

Exports

16.3%

$6.54B

Imports

2.8%

$2.24B

Total

7.3%

$8.79B

Rank #5

Germany (DEU)

Total

6.2%

Exports

15.5%

$6.23B

Imports

1.6%

$1.26B

Total

6.2%

$7.48B

Rank #6

Singapore (SGP)

Total

5.1%

Exports

0.7%

$294.72M

Imports

7.3%

$5.87B

Total

5.1%

$6.17B

Rank #7

China, Hong Kong SAR (HKG)

Total

4.1%

Exports

0.6%

$231.72M

Imports

5.8%

$4.67B

Total

4.1%

$4.90B

Rank #8

Japan (JPN)

Total

3.4%

Exports

3.4%

$1.37B

Imports

3.4%

$2.76B

Total

3.4%

$4.13B

Rank #9

United Kingdom (GBR)

Total

3.4%

Exports

10.1%

$4.05B

Imports

0.0%

Total

3.4%

$4.05B

Rank #10

Indonesia (IDN)

Total

2.6%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

4.0%

$3.18B

Total

2.6%

$3.18B

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	China (CHN)	2.2% $891.27M	19.0% $15.28B	13.4% $16.18B
2	India (IND)	3.1% $1.23B	11.7% $9.41B	8.8% $10.64B
3	Spain (ESP)	6.4% $2.55B	8.2% $6.59B	7.6% $9.14B
4	USA (USA)	16.3% $6.54B	2.8% $2.24B	7.3% $8.79B
5	Germany (DEU)	15.5% $6.23B	1.6% $1.26B	6.2% $7.48B
6	Singapore (SGP)	0.7% $294.72M	7.3% $5.87B	5.1% $6.17B
7	China, Hong Kong SAR (HKG)	0.6% $231.72M	5.8% $4.67B	4.1% $4.90B
8	Japan (JPN)	3.4% $1.37B	3.4% $2.76B	3.4% $4.13B
9	United Kingdom (GBR)	10.1% $4.05B	0.0% $0	3.4% $4.05B
10	Indonesia (IDN)	0.0% $0	4.0% $3.18B	2.6% $3.18B

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In 2024, Bangladesh's total trade was $120.6B, with $40.1B in exports and $80.5B in imports, resulting in a trade balance of -$40.4B.
The country's top export is non-knitted apparel (HS2 62), accounting for 41.6% of total exports with a value of $16.6B.
The leading import product is Cotton (HS2 52), with imports valued at $10.7B, representing 13.3% of the total.
Bangladesh's primary export destination is the United States, receiving 16.3% of exports, valued at $6.5B.
China is the largest source of imports, providing 19.0% of all imported goods, amounting to $15.3B.
Globally, Bangladesh was ranked 175 for total trade in the latest available data.

Exports Profile

In 2024, Bangladesh's export economy was heavily reliant on the textile industry. The top two export categories, Non-knitted Apparel (HS2 62) and Knitted Apparel (HS2 61), collectively represented 82.2% of the nation's total exports, valued at $16.6B and $16.2B respectively. The primary destination for its goods was the United States, which received $6.5B (16.3%) of exports. Other major export partners included Germany, with exports valued at $6.2B, and the United Kingdom.

Imports Profile

On the import side, Bangladesh's needs are centered on raw materials for its industrial sector and capital goods. The top import was Cotton (HS2 52), with a value of $10.7B, which is essential for its garment industry. This was followed by Machinery and mechanical appliances (HS2 84) at $9.2B and Mineral fuels (HS2 27) at $8.1B. The main source of imports was China, accounting for $15.3B (19.0%) of the total, followed by India at $9.4B.

Exports

Bangladesh - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2018 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2018 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 62

Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted

$16.65B

41.6% share

#2 • HS 61

Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted

$16.25B

40.6% share

#3 • HS 63

Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags

$967.86M

2.4% share

#4 • HS 64

Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles

$824.54M

2.1% share

#5 • HS 53

Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

$783.49M

2.0% share

#6 • HS 03

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

$512.87M

1.3% share

#7 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$439.47M

1.1% share

#8 • HS 42

Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)

$238.43M

0.6% share

#9 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$235.11M

0.6% share

#10 • HS 19

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

$227.72M

0.6% share

#11 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$206.11M

0.5% share

#12 • HS 65

Headgear and parts thereof

$193.58M

0.5% share

#13 • HS 41

Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather

$177.31M

0.4% share

#14 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$160.00M

0.4% share

#15 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$134.24M

0.3% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted	$16.65B	41.6%
2	Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted	$16.25B	40.6%
3	Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags	$967.86M	2.4%
4	Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles	$824.54M	2.1%
5	Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn	$783.49M	2.0%
6	Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	$512.87M	1.3%
7	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$439.47M	1.1%
8	Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)	$238.43M	0.6%
9	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$235.11M	0.6%
10	Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products	$227.72M	0.6%
11	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$206.11M	0.5%
12	Headgear and parts thereof	$193.58M	0.5%
13	Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather	$177.31M	0.4%
14	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$160.00M	0.4%
15	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$134.24M	0.3%

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Bangladesh - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Bangladesh - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Bangladesh - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2018 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2018 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 52

Cotton

$10.71B

13.3% share

#2 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$9.24B

11.5% share

#3 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$8.15B

10.1% share

#4 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$5.82B

7.2% share

#5 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$3.89B

4.8% share

#6 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$3.47B

4.3% share

#7 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$2.87B

3.6% share

#8 • HS 55

Man-made staple fibres

$2.66B

3.3% share

#9 • HS 54

Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials

$2.54B

3.2% share

#10 • HS 10

Cereals

$2.46B

3.0% share

#11 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$2.33B

2.9% share

#12 • HS 89

Ships, boats and floating structures

$1.98B

2.5% share

#13 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$1.83B

2.3% share

#14 • HS 60

Fabrics; knitted or crocheted

$1.74B

2.2% share

#15 • HS 31

Fertilizers

$1.42B

1.8% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Cotton	$10.71B	13.3%
2	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$9.24B	11.5%
3	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$8.15B	10.1%
4	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$5.82B	7.2%
5	Iron and steel	$3.89B	4.8%
6	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$3.47B	4.3%
7	Plastics and articles thereof	$2.87B	3.6%
8	Man-made staple fibres	$2.66B	3.3%
9	Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials	$2.54B	3.2%
10	Cereals	$2.46B	3.0%
11	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$2.33B	2.9%
12	Ships, boats and floating structures	$1.98B	2.5%
13	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$1.83B	2.3%
14	Fabrics; knitted or crocheted	$1.74B	2.2%
15	Fertilizers	$1.42B	1.8%

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Bangladesh - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Bangladesh - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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