Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bangladesh, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1976.
That places Bangladesh 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 189 Eritrea 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 190 Sri Lanka 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 China 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Algeria 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 194 United States of America 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 195 Pakistan 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bangladesh was 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.