Transport services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Transport services was 53.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Bangladesh, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Bangladesh stood at 53.2%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Bangladesh peaked at 85.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 32nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 75.4% | — |
| 1977 | 77.6% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 72.3% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 75.2% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 69.6% | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 66.7% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 73.4% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 77.4% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 75.6% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 71.3% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 66.4% | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 70.2% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 65.0% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.1% | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 69.2% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 69.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 53.2% | -8.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 53.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.5%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 53.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 24.1%, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.1% | 72.3% | 77.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 70.0% | 64.7% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.0% | 64.2% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 65.3% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 60.9% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 53.2% | 69.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 29 Yemen 54.3% compare
- 30 Mauritania 54.2% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 53.3% compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 52.6% compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 52.5% compare
- 35 Marshall Islands 52.2% 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 53.2% 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 85.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for transport services?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.