Trade as a share of GDP in Bangladesh

Trade as a share of GDP in Bangladesh was 28% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.2 pts from 2024. That is the 165th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202528%
Change on 2024+1.2 pts
Rank165th of 171Countries ranked
Series high48.12012
Series low111975

Trade as a share of GDP in Bangladesh, 1960 to 2025

102030405019601970198019902000201020251960: 19.3 %1961: 22.5 %1962: 21.6 %1963: 21.6 %1964: 24.2 %1965: 23 %1966: 22.9 %1967: 21.9 %1968: 19.9 %1969: 19.8 %1970: 20.8 %1971: 17 %1972: 19.4 %1973: 18.4 %1974: 14 %1975: 11 %1976: 22.4 %1977: 19.4 %1978: 21 %1979: 21.9 %1980: 23.4 %1981: 19.2 %1982: 20.6 %1983: 20.3 %1984: 16.8 %1985: 18.2 %1986: 17 %1987: 16.7 %1988: 17.7 %1989: 18.3 %1990: 19 %1991: 18.9 %1992: 19.9 %1993: 23.1 %1994: 22.9 %1995: 28.2 %1996: 26.1 %1997: 26.3 %1998: 27.9 %1999: 28.4 %2000: 29.3 %2001: 32.1 %2002: 29 %2003: 27.7 %2004: 26.9 %2005: 34.4 %2006: 38.1 %2007: 39.9 %2008: 42.6 %2009: 40.1 %2010: 37.8 %2011: 47.4 %2012: 48.1 %2013: 46.3 %2014: 44.5 %2015: 42.1 %2016: 31.3 %2017: 30 %2018: 32.5 %2019: 31.6 %2020: 26.3 %2021: 27.7 %2022: 33.8 %2023: 31 %2024: 26.8 %2025: 28 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202528
202426.8
202331
202233.8
202127.7
202026.3
201931.6
201832.5
201730
201631.3
201542.1
201444.5
201346.3
201248.1
201147.4
201037.8
200940.1
200842.6
200739.9
200638.1
200534.4
200426.9
200327.7
200229
200132.1
200029.3
199928.4
199827.9
199726.3
199626.1
199528.2
199422.9
199323.1
199219.9
199118.9
199019
198918.3
198817.7
198716.7
198617
198518.2
198416.8
198320.3
198220.6
198119.2
198023.4
197921.9
197821
197719.4
197622.4
197511
197414
197318.4
197219.4
197117
197020.8
196919.8
196819.9
196721.9
196622.9
196523
196424.2
196321.6
196221.6
196122.5
196019.3

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Bangladesh?

Trade as a share of GDP in Bangladesh was 28% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.2 pts from 2024. That is the 165th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Bangladesh?

48.1% in 2012, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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