Bangladesh recorded a trade deficit of 142.40 BDT Billion in January of 2021. source: Bangladesh Bank

Balance of Trade in Bangladesh averaged -32.29 BDT Billion from 1976 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 0 BDT Billion in April of 1977 and a record low of -209.80 BDT Billion in May of 2018. This page provides the latest reported value for - Bangladesh Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Bangladesh Balance of Trade - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on April of 2021.

Balance of Trade in Bangladesh is expected to be -80.00 BDT Billion by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Balance of Trade in Bangladesh to stand at -160.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Bangladesh Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -110.00 BDT Billion in 2022 and -140.00 BDT Billion in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Bangladesh Balance of Trade

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-142.40 -181.80 0.00 -209.80 1976 - 2021 BDT Billion Monthly

Bangladesh Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -142.40 -181.80 0.00 -209.80 BDT Billion [+]
Current Account 3534.00 -2439.00 3534.00 -3293.00 USD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -1.50 -1.70 3.20 -4.40 percent [+]
Imports 387.48 445.08 465.30 0.57 BDT Billion [+]
Exports 245.05 263.32 279.82 0.05 BDT Billion [+]
Terms of Trade 85.70 87.10 104.70 80.01 points [+]
Capital Flows 2.34 0.72 679.50 -12.72 BDT Billion [+]
Remittances 2050.65 2078.74 2598.21 856.87 USD Million [+]
Gold Reserves 13.97 13.97 13.97 3.29 Tonnes [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 1510.00 2650.00 2650.00 276.00 USD Million [+]
Crude Oil Production 3.00 3.00 6.00 1.10 BBL/D/1K [+]
External Debt 44.20 38.48 44.20 16.17 USD Billion [+]
Terrorism Index 4.91 5.21 6.48 4.10 [+]


Bangladesh Balance of Trade
Bangladesh has been recording sustained trade deficits since 1976 mainly due to a high value of imports. Main imports are petroleum and oil (11 percent of the total imports); food items (11 percent) and textile (10 percent). Main exports mainly ready made garments (80% of exports revenue).