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Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 2.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 13.96 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.91 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	4.92
1973	5.08
1974	10.63
1975	13.96
1976	8.67
1977	9.75
1978	10.69
1979	10.27
1980	11.36
1981	13.41
1982	10.35
1983	10.03
1984	8.48
1985	12.34
1986	8.50
1987	5.91
1988	6.26
1989	5.09
1990	4.95
1991	3.98
1992	3.40
1993	2.48
1994	3.37
1995	2.87
1996	2.89
1997	2.57
1998	2.03
1999	1.71
2000	1.96
2001	1.91
2002	1.97
2003	1.57
2004	1.25
2005	1.18
2006	0.91
2007	1.02
2008	1.29
2009	1.48
2010	1.74
2011	1.56
2012	1.80
2013	1.99
2014	1.84
2015	2.03
2016	2.09
2017	2.16
2018	1.93
2019	1.85
2020	2.37

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Bangladesh was 33,605,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,337,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 260,000,000 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	260,000,000
1973	358,000,000
1974	348,000,000
1975	327,000,000
1976	401,000,000
1977	476,000,000
1978	548,000,000
1979	659,000,000
1980	759,000,000
1981	791,000,000
1982	769,000,000
1983	724,000,000
1984	931,000,000
1985	999,000,000
1986	880,000,000
1987	1,067,000,000
1988	1,291,000,000
1989	1,305,000,000
1990	1,671,000,000
1991	1,689,000,000
1992	2,098,000,000
1993	2,545,000,000
1994	2,934,000,000
1995	3,501,000,000
1996	4,249,000,000
1997	4,832,000,000
1998	5,121,000,000
1999	5,497,000,000
2000	6,389,000,000
2001	6,080,000,000
2002	6,149,000,000
2003	6,990,000,000
2004	8,305,000,000
2005	9,297,000,000
2006	11,802,000,000
2007	12,453,000,000
2008	15,370,000,000
2009	15,083,000,000
2010	19,194,000,000
2011	24,439,000,000
2012	25,127,000,000
2013	29,114,000,000
2014	30,405,000,000
2015	32,379,000,000
2016	34,894,000,000
2017	35,851,000,000
2018	39,252,000,000
2019	39,337,000,000
2020	33,605,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 73.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 90.73 in 1998, while its lowest value was 46.14 in 1975.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	59.04
1973	59.39
1974	50.51
1975	46.14
1976	54.96
1977	48.91
1978	47.28
1979	53.06
1980	48.47
1981	47.13
1982	50.50
1983	48.96
1984	52.91
1985	51.25
1986	60.49
1987	69.94
1988	70.48
1989	71.39
1990	75.74
1991	77.20
1992	81.06
1993	81.72
1994	82.66
1995	84.88
1996	85.41
1997	87.83
1998	90.73
1999	78.71
2000	79.77
2001	78.91
2002	77.81
2003	78.63
2004	81.21
2005	78.26
2006	77.94
2007	77.87
2008	76.38
2009	76.95
2010	74.36
2011	74.88
2012	73.81
2013	73.26
2014	72.65
2015	72.23
2016	71.79
2017	71.53
2018	71.65
2019	72.74
2020	73.90

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 7.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 38.61 in 1975, while its lowest value was 3.43 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	25.53
1973	20.03
1974	32.28
1975	38.61
1976	31.18
1977	32.26
1978	29.44
1979	25.53
1980	33.27
1981	36.65
1982	31.44
1983	28.98
1984	24.31
1985	31.56
1986	24.07
1987	17.02
1988	15.93
1989	16.62
1990	12.35
1991	10.89
1992	11.72
1993	11.18
1994	10.15
1995	7.98
1996	7.22
1997	9.18
1998	5.91
1999	4.32
2000	4.01
2001	3.43
2002	4.27
2003	3.88
2004	3.94
2005	4.46
2006	4.73
2007	5.01
2008	6.57
2009	6.66
2010	8.43
2011	7.78
2012	7.36
2013	8.11
2014	8.47
2015	7.90
2016	7.89
2017	8.14
2018	7.09
2019	7.18
2020	7.69

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 2.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 6.89 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.64 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	3.77
1973	1.08
1974	4.13
1975	0.64
1976	4.32
1977	4.66
1978	6.47
1979	4.85
1980	6.70
1981	4.80
1982	6.89
1983	4.76
1984	3.21
1985	3.31
1986	3.46
1987	3.17
1988	3.35
1989	3.50
1990	2.56
1991	2.40
1992	3.30
1993	3.28
1994	3.03
1995	1.47
1996	1.74
1997	2.84
1998	1.77
1999	1.12
2000	1.38
2001	0.89
2002	0.94
2003	1.01
2004	1.23
2005	1.58
2006	1.71
2007	1.57
2008	1.86
2009	1.78
2010	2.43
2011	2.14
2012	2.40
2013	2.60
2014	3.40
2015	3.18
2016	3.48
2017	3.33
2018	2.73
2019	2.90
2020	2.86

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 2.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 3.86 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.56 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	0.87
1973	0.64
1974	1.21
1975	2.17
1976	1.97
1977	2.37
1978	2.09
1979	2.08
1980	1.54
1981	3.22
1982	3.86
1983	2.15
1984	2.16
1985	2.48
1986	3.42
1987	1.85
1988	2.67
1989	3.38
1990	2.08
1991	0.95
1992	1.05
1993	2.16
1994	1.43
1995	1.66
1996	0.98
1997	1.13
1998	0.80
1999	0.60
2000	0.69
2001	0.56
2002	0.65
2003	0.67
2004	0.94
2005	1.09
2006	1.62
2007	1.79
2008	2.49
2009	2.82
2010	3.55
2011	3.27
2012	2.76
2013	3.42
2014	3.32
2015	2.86
2016	2.87
2017	3.04
2018	2.41
2019	2.39
2020	2.97

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 1.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 4.96 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.24 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	4.15
1973	2.59
1974	4.13
1975	4.96
1976	3.65
1977	1.89
1978	1.10
1979	0.68
1980	1.34
1981	1.12
1982	0.93
1983	0.24
1984	1.13
1985	0.65
1986	0.79
1987	0.60
1988	1.09
1989	0.50
1990	0.41
1991	1.05
1992	1.18
1993	1.10
1994	0.79
1995	0.52
1996	0.45
1997	0.64
1998	0.53
1999	0.33
2000	0.36
2001	0.31
2002	0.38
2003	0.38
2004	0.33
2005	0.40
2006	0.37
2007	0.53
2008	0.91
2009	0.82
2010	0.72
2011	1.00
2012	1.04
2013	1.04
2014	0.97
2015	1.04
2016	0.84
2017	0.92
2018	1.16
2019	1.19
2020	1.01

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 0.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 16.20 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	3.04
1973	6.26
1974	10.00
1975	16.15
1976	9.70
1977	9.16
1978	12.45
1979	9.73
1980	12.66
1981	13.53
1982	9.94
1983	16.20
1984	13.36
1985	14.40
1986	9.00
1987	6.17
1988	5.34
1989	4.73
1990	4.18
1991	5.37
1992	4.93
1993	2.99
1994	3.10
1995	2.63
1996	2.25
1997	2.76
1998	1.83
1999	1.50
2000	1.03
2001	1.30
2002	1.59
2003	1.13
2004	0.83
2005	0.93
2006	0.71
2007	0.69
2008	0.74
2009	0.68
2010	1.10
2011	0.80
2012	0.61
2013	0.59
2014	0.41
2015	0.37
2016	0.31
2017	0.32
2018	0.28
2019	0.25
2020	0.30

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 3.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 11.72 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.46 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	0.46
1973	7.19
1974	1.94
1975	2.64
1976	4.78
1977	8.57
1978	11.15
1979	8.01
1980	8.81
1981	8.45
1982	8.33
1983	9.00
1984	11.72
1985	7.79
1986	6.22
1987	4.21
1988	5.08
1989	3.92
1990	3.67
1991	4.75
1992	2.27
1993	2.38
1994	2.46
1995	2.70
1996	2.00
1997	2.52
1998	2.94
1999	1.93
2000	1.67
2001	1.70
2002	1.44
2003	1.81
2004	1.67
2005	2.21
2006	1.96
2007	2.34
2008	3.08
2009	2.59
2010	2.56
2011	2.80
2012	2.85
2013	2.21
2014	1.87
2015	2.22
2016	2.52
2017	2.20
2018	3.03
2019	3.07
2020	3.20

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 0.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 14.68 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.31 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	13.71
1973	9.46
1974	12.82
1975	14.68
1976	11.55
1977	14.19
1978	7.34
1979	8.19
1980	11.03
1981	13.98
1982	9.82
1983	5.62
1984	4.46
1985	10.72
1986	7.40
1987	5.23
1988	3.48
1989	4.51
1990	3.12
1991	1.12
1992	1.26
1993	1.65
1994	1.80
1995	1.69
1996	1.78
1997	1.82
1998	0.99
1999	0.76
2000	0.55
2001	0.37
2002	0.71
2003	0.69
2004	0.62
2005	0.48
2006	0.31
2007	0.43
2008	0.57
2009	0.56
2010	0.63
2011	0.57
2012	0.53
2013	0.47
2014	0.37
2015	0.46
2016	0.38
2017	0.53
2018	0.51
2019	0.44
2020	0.55

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 15.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 18.24 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.42 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	14.98
1973	13.39
1974	15.27
1975	12.62
1976	9.08
1977	10.26
1978	12.13
1979	13.40
1980	9.45
1981	7.77
1982	9.73
1983	13.06
1984	11.05
1985	9.40
1986	9.22
1987	8.83
1988	8.51
1989	8.07
1990	8.24
1991	7.16
1992	4.95
1993	4.72
1994	4.74
1995	4.44
1996	5.38
1997	0.47
1998	0.42
1999	15.04
2000	14.54
2001	15.96
2002	16.47
2003	15.69
2004	13.19
2005	15.07
2006	15.38
2007	14.79
2008	13.97
2009	13.80
2010	14.64
2011	14.54
2012	15.99
2013	16.42
2014	17.00
2015	17.65
2016	17.80
2017	18.13
2018	18.24
2019	17.02
2020	15.21

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Bangladesh was 30,746,120,000 as of 2020. Over the past 48 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 35,919,390,000 in 2019 and 262,420,000 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	262,420,000
1973	357,070,000
1974	346,390,000
1975	327,100,000
1976	400,420,000
1977	474,050,000
1978	513,240,000
1979	656,060,000
1980	790,170,000
1981	791,350,000
1982	768,060,000
1983	724,460,000
1984	931,440,000
1985	998,890,000
1986	888,910,000
1987	1,076,800,000
1988	1,291,130,000
1989	1,304,840,000
1990	1,670,505,000
1991	1,687,511,000
1992	2,037,467,000
1993	2,277,308,000
1994	2,649,708,000
1995	3,129,161,000
1996	3,297,161,000
1997	3,627,564,000
1998	3,821,914,000
1999	4,520,114,000
2000	5,589,578,000
2001	5,735,614,000
2002	5,443,256,000
2003	6,229,390,000
2004	7,585,601,000
2005	8,494,402,000
2006	10,836,240,000
2007	12,212,590,000
2008	13,627,580,000
2009	14,377,480,000
2010	16,496,950,000
2011	23,099,940,000
2012	22,250,780,000
2013	25,912,960,000
2014	28,433,800,000
2015	29,924,640,000
2016	30,195,280,000
2017	31,392,750,000
2018	33,775,430,000
2019	35,919,390,000
2020	30,746,120,000

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Bangladesh was 3.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 11.72 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.46 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	0.46
1973	7.19
1974	1.94
1975	2.64
1976	4.78
1977	8.57
1978	11.15
1979	8.01
1980	8.81
1981	8.45
1982	8.33
1983	9.00
1984	11.72
1985	7.79
1986	6.22
1987	4.21
1988	5.08
1989	3.92
1990	3.67
1991	4.75
1992	2.27
1993	2.38
1994	2.46
1995	2.70
1996	2.00
1997	2.52
1998	2.94
1999	1.93
2000	1.67
2001	1.70
2002	1.44
2003	1.81
2004	1.67
2005	2.21
2006	1.96
2007	2.34
2008	3.08
2009	2.59
2010	2.56
2011	2.80
2012	2.85
2013	2.21
2014	1.87
2015	2.22
2016	2.52
2017	2.20
2018	3.03
2019	3.07
2020	3.20

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports