Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 88.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bangladesh, 1972–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 88.5% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bangladesh peaked at 94.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 70.2% | — |
| 1973 | 69.0% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 60.9% | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 53.4% | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 60.9% | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 55.8% | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 54.4% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 62.1% | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 54.2% | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 59.8% | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 57.6% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 60.3% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 69.3% | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 77.8% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 80.7% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 83.8% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 85.3% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 87.1% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 89.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 90.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 91.3% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 92.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 93.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | -1.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 88.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 88.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 49.9%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.8% | 53.4% | 70.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 64.9% | 53.1% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 83.3% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 89.3% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.5% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.5% | 89.9% | 4 |
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)
- 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bangladesh?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Bangladesh was 88.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.