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General profile: Bangladesh

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
173.562 Millions
115.801 BDT/US$
431 078 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 130 170 km²
..
4.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+6.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
9 297
19 194
32 379
47 245
Merchandise imports
13 889
27 821
42 047
67 880
Merchandise trade balance
-4 592
-8 627
-9 669
-20 635
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %95 %95 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
7 4775 6173 7053 1852 6707 4775 6173 7053 1852 670
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
1 497
2 445
3 233
6 652
Services imports
2 365
4 389
7 719
11 313
Services trade balance
-868
-1 944
-4 486
-4 661
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
7.9
7.2
12.4
20.7
Travel
4.7
3.3
4.6
6.6
Other services
70.9
88.0
80.8
62.6
TRADE INDICES
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11510511011110211911110610810082776559555045434584817484101979195991008987877781918293101
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
57 628
123 085
228 785
431 078
GDP per capita, current US$
398
809
1 435
2 484
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.96
7.50
8.49
4.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
-0.30
1.71
1.13
0.43
Exchange rate (/US$)
64.327
69.649
77.947
115.801
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
68.65.731.013.217.868.65.731.013.217.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
845.26
913.32
2 235.39
1 270.39
FDI outflows
3.30
15.40
44.92
7.16
Personal remittances, % of GDP
7.49
8.82
6.69
6.29
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
27 122.422 168.221 505.522 205.521 751.618 363.915 566.213 501.913 574.315 295.514 987.513 867.014 119.612 071.110 850.210 520.78 940.66 562.35 427.54 314.53 583.83 191.72 858.12 104.61 967.51 2701 4641 5181 5721 4651 8573 6132 1522 3332 2351 5511 5991 2931 1369137001 086666792845460350335354579FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-7.21
-6.35
-4.64
-4.90
Balance, % of imports
-28.26
-26.54
-23.28
-28.16
Normalized balance
-0.165
-0.153
-0.132
-0.164
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
3031363225313533323539424548423745414244
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 41%Urban 41%Rural 59%Rural 59%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.231 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
627
975
2 013
5 445
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
1 364 139
2 066 344
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.06
0.05
0.05
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
6.15
3.88
2.98
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025