Transport services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Transport services was 19.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Bangladesh, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Bangladesh stood at 19.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Bangladesh peaked at 36.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2007.
That places Bangladesh 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28.9% | — |
| 1977 | 31.9% | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 28.0% | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 22.8% | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | -37.8% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 14.9% | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 13.1% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | +34.7% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | +139.3% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -44.6% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -38.7% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +43.5% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -31.1% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +35.2% |
| 2025 | 19.2% | -19.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 19.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 19.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 13.8%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +139.3% | 15.0% | 35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5% | 25.4% | 31.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 12.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 9.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 8.2% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 14.2% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 17.6% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 76 Republic of Moldova 19.5% compare
- 77 North Macedonia 19.3% compare
- 78 Malta 19.3% compare
- 80 Estonia 18.7% compare
- 81 China 18.4% compare
- 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.4% 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 transport services in Bangladesh?
- Transport services in Bangladesh was 19.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
- How does Bangladesh rank for transport services?
- Bangladesh ranks 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.