Manufactures exports in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Manufactures exports was 94.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Bangladesh, 1977–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2018, manufactures exports in Bangladesh stood at 94.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Bangladesh peaked at 95.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 1977.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 57.3% | — |
| 1978 | 61.5% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 64.5% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 67.6% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 67.2% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 61.5% | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 61.0% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 64.3% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 65.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 64.3% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 71.6% | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 74.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 77.5% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 79.8% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 83.3% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 85.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 90.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -0.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 94.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 94.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 62.4%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.1% | 57.3% | 64.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 66.4% | 61.0% | 74.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 77.5% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 88.3% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 91.7% | 95.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 394.87 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Bangladesh?
- Manufactures exports in Bangladesh was 94.5% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 1977.
- How does Bangladesh rank for manufactures exports?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.