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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 7.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 23.20 in 1981, while its lowest value was 2.04 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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
1973	3.43
1974	8.75
1975	7.20
1976	6.16
1977	11.99
1978	6.50
1979	11.88
1980	15.70
1981	23.20
1982	17.12
1983	18.40
1984	8.39
1985	10.93
1986	9.15
1987	7.83
1988	6.91
1989	7.77
1990	5.03
1991	5.55
1992	6.16
1993	3.94
1994	3.33
1995	3.66
1996	2.74
1997	3.73
1998	2.04
1999	3.96
2000	5.11
2001	4.69
2002	5.06
2003	5.91
2004	9.05
2005	13.47
2006	13.22
2007	12.70
2008	13.66
2009	6.34
2010	8.56
2011	10.36
2012	10.54
2013	8.99
2014	9.04
2015	6.64
2016	5.71
2017	5.59
2018	6.85
2019	9.13
2020	7.45

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Bangladesh was 52,804,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60,495,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 683,000,000 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	683,000,000
1973	986,000,000
1974	1,078,000,000
1975	1,321,000,000
1976	952,000,000
1977	1,163,000,000
1978	1,513,000,000
1979	1,908,000,000
1980	2,599,000,000
1981	2,699,000,000
1982	2,464,000,000
1983	2,165,000,000
1984	2,825,000,000
1985	2,542,000,000
1986	2,546,000,000
1987	2,715,000,000
1988	3,041,000,000
1989	3,650,000,000
1990	3,618,000,000
1991	3,412,000,000
1992	3,732,000,000
1993	3,994,000,000
1994	4,602,000,000
1995	6,694,000,000
1996	7,032,000,000
1997	7,263,000,000
1998	7,495,000,000
1999	8,331,000,000
2000	8,883,000,000
2001	9,018,000,000
2002	8,592,000,000
2003	10,434,000,000
2004	12,036,000,000
2005	13,889,000,000
2006	16,034,000,000
2007	18,596,000,000
2008	23,860,000,000
2009	21,833,000,000
2010	27,821,000,000
2011	36,214,000,000
2012	34,173,000,000
2013	37,085,000,000
2014	41,119,000,000
2015	42,047,000,000
2016	44,772,000,000
2017	52,836,000,000
2018	60,495,000,000
2019	59,094,000,000
2020	52,804,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 33.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 72.43 in 1983, while its lowest value was 33.06 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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
1973	65.64
1974	66.92
1975	63.79
1976	61.22
1977	61.48
1978	62.74
1979	66.62
1980	69.45
1981	66.85
1982	65.11
1983	72.43
1984	66.20
1985	68.58
1986	66.00
1987	65.21
1988	62.67
1989	60.03
1990	68.24
1991	61.41
1992	58.53
1993	58.62
1994	54.88
1995	56.14
1996	50.24
1997	52.47
1998	48.65
1999	52.82
2000	54.08
2001	52.76
2002	51.71
2003	49.27
2004	49.19
2005	49.42
2006	49.82
2007	48.29
2008	47.90
2009	43.70
2010	40.75
2011	36.96
2012	37.35
2013	35.81
2014	35.79
2015	35.22
2016	34.75
2017	34.42
2018	33.06
2019	35.21
2020	33.30

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 45.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 45.42 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.29 in 1974.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports 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
1973	9.30
1974	4.29
1975	5.67
1976	7.52
1977	11.61
1978	11.68
1979	9.72
1980	11.25
1981	11.54
1982	11.35
1983	6.04
1984	12.28
1985	11.52
1986	9.02
1987	11.28
1988	10.32
1989	13.35
1990	10.14
1991	9.63
1992	13.09
1993	12.69
1994	16.16
1995	16.71
1996	18.15
1997	19.29
1998	18.42
1999	16.09
2000	18.28
2001	18.25
2002	21.57
2003	22.05
2004	24.92
2005	26.03
2006	27.98
2007	28.68
2008	29.19
2009	35.95
2010	36.70
2011	40.88
2012	40.21
2013	40.95
2014	39.82
2015	40.77
2016	42.48
2017	41.79
2018	42.94
2019	44.00
2020	45.42

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 33.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 33.52 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.69 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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
1973	2.42
1974	0.83
1975	0.69
1976	1.87
1977	5.29
1978	6.29
1979	6.68
1980	8.00
1981	10.62
1982	9.97
1983	4.64
1984	10.61
1985	10.00
1986	6.93
1987	9.24
1988	7.88
1989	9.90
1990	7.38
1991	7.14
1992	10.22
1993	9.75
1994	10.64
1995	12.58
1996	13.75
1997	16.31
1998	14.33
1999	12.09
2000	14.55
2001	15.10
2002	18.67
2003	17.93
2004	20.13
2005	20.59
2006	21.47
2007	21.72
2008	22.57
2009	26.89
2010	28.38
2011	31.06
2012	29.49
2013	30.24
2014	30.15
2015	31.33
2016	32.10
2017	30.83
2018	33.36
2019	33.52
2020	33.08

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 3.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 5.24 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.07 in 1976.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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
1973	0.34
1974	0.51
1975	0.42
1976	0.07
1977	1.30
1978	0.64
1979	0.50
1980	0.34
1981	0.35
1982	0.65
1983	0.90
1984	0.36
1985	0.60
1986	1.00
1987	1.13
1988	1.01
1989	1.13
1990	0.60
1991	0.17
1992	0.73
1993	1.14
1994	2.29
1995	1.27
1996	1.83
1997	0.92
1998	1.43
1999	1.46
2000	1.07
2001	1.07
2002	1.23
2003	2.00
2004	2.29
2005	3.41
2006	4.41
2007	3.96
2008	3.78
2009	5.24
2010	4.37
2011	3.69
2012	3.95
2013	4.54
2014	3.81
2015	3.82
2016	4.27
2017	3.71
2018	3.01
2019	3.22
2020	3.69

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 4.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 4.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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.

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Year	Value
1973	3.69
1974	0.14
1975	1.48
1976	0.25
1977	0.04
1978	0.14
1979	0.02
1980	0.26
1981	0.17
1982	0.02
1983	0.07
1984	0.18
1985	0.54
1986	0.25
1987	0.09
1988	0.67
1989	1.38
1990	1.52
1991	1.89
1992	1.43
1993	1.26
1994	2.26
1995	2.11
1996	1.69
1997	1.30
1998	1.92
1999	1.50
2000	1.29
2001	0.95
2002	0.95
2003	1.24
2004	1.65
2005	1.40
2006	1.23
2007	2.04
2008	1.48
2009	2.47
2010	2.45
2011	3.31
2012	4.37
2013	3.88
2014	3.92
2015	3.40
2016	3.82
2017	4.66
2018	3.39
2019	3.81
2020	4.91

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 0.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 5.31 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.29 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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.

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Year	Value
1973	2.60
1974	2.51
1975	3.07
1976	5.31
1977	4.74
1978	3.83
1979	2.49
1980	2.59
1981	0.32
1982	0.66
1983	0.33
1984	0.95
1985	0.32
1986	0.69
1987	0.74
1988	0.62
1989	0.64
1990	0.40
1991	0.30
1992	0.43
1993	0.41
1994	0.77
1995	0.48
1996	0.71
1997	0.30
1998	0.33
1999	0.61
2000	0.62
2001	0.50
2002	0.40
2003	0.33
2004	0.29
2005	0.35
2006	0.60
2007	0.50
2008	0.90
2009	0.87
2010	0.85
2011	2.18
2012	1.68
2013	1.38
2014	0.85
2015	0.88
2016	0.83
2017	0.49
2018	0.50
2019	0.78
2020	0.85

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 15.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 17.72 in 1995, while its lowest value was 2.62 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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
1973	12.23
1974	7.84
1975	8.29
1976	7.77
1977	6.10
1978	4.55
1979	3.88
1980	3.68
1981	4.68
1982	2.99
1983	2.62
1984	3.09
1985	3.46
1986	3.57
1987	4.28
1988	5.28
1989	4.54
1990	7.04
1991	7.48
1992	10.24
1993	11.98
1994	12.92
1995	17.72
1996	16.30
1997	12.71
1998	17.34
1999	13.53
2000	11.95
2001	14.44
2002	15.58
2003	16.42
2004	16.26
2005	15.34
2006	14.09
2007	15.64
2008	16.43
2009	14.26
2010	15.76
2011	15.63
2012	15.51
2013	15.58
2014	16.26
2015	15.60
2016	14.87
2017	16.45
2018	16.97
2019	13.90
2020	15.16

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 2.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 2.88 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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
1973	0.26
1974	0.30
1975	0.02
1976	0.02
1977	0.24
1978	0.78
1979	0.02
1980	0.06
1981	0.07
1982	0.05
1983	0.10
1984	0.17
1985	0.06
1986	0.15
1987	0.08
1988	0.13
1989	0.29
1990	0.24
1991	0.14
1992	0.28
1993	0.13
1994	0.19
1995	0.28
1996	0.17
1997	0.46
1998	0.42
1999	0.44
2000	0.73
2001	0.61
2002	0.31
2003	0.55
2004	0.57
2005	0.28
2006	0.27
2007	0.46
2008	0.46
2009	0.48
2010	0.65
2011	0.65
2012	0.71
2013	0.92
2014	1.09
2015	1.33
2016	1.46
2017	2.10
2018	2.68
2019	2.66
2020	2.88

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 6.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 23.50 in 1976, while its lowest value was 6.09 in 2009.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy.

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

See also:

Year	Value
1973	12.83
1974	20.95
1975	22.25
1976	23.50
1977	20.80
1978	21.03
1979	19.79
1980	15.62
1981	16.93
1982	20.55
1983	18.91
1984	18.44
1985	16.45
1986	21.42
1987	19.24
1988	21.73
1989	22.08
1990	14.58
1991	21.48
1992	18.14
1993	16.72
1994	16.04
1995	9.43
1996	15.30
1997	15.52
1998	15.59
1999	17.56
2000	15.70
2001	14.55
2002	11.15
2003	12.26
2004	9.63
2005	9.22
2006	8.11
2007	7.39
2008	6.48
2009	6.09
2010	6.79
2011	6.53
2012	6.93
2013	7.65
2014	8.13
2015	8.40
2016	7.91
2017	7.34
2018	7.03
2019	6.89
2020	6.12

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Bangladesh was $45,857,950,000 as of 2020. Over the past 47 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $55,318,930,000 in 2018 and $940,490,000 in 1976.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year	Value
1973	$992,960,000
1974	$1,088,940,000
1975	$1,319,820,000
1976	$940,490,000
1977	$1,124,850,000
1978	$1,502,070,000
1979	$1,927,660,000
1980	$2,610,560,000
1981	$2,651,370,000
1982	$2,418,480,000
1983	$2,291,080,000
1984	$2,692,780,000
1985	$2,526,170,000
1986	$2,550,350,000
1987	$2,730,310,000
1988	$3,034,050,000
1989	$3,617,637,000
1990	$3,656,091,000
1991	$3,421,020,000
1992	$3,730,841,000
1993	$4,014,527,000
1994	$4,583,960,000
1995	$6,496,051,000
1996	$6,934,925,000
1997	$6,996,101,000
1998	$7,370,226,000
1999	$8,352,443,000
2000	$8,861,116,000
2001	$8,997,261,000
2002	$7,839,864,000
2003	$9,816,542,000
2004	$11,572,460,000
2005	$13,836,360,000
2006	$16,080,330,000
2007	$18,466,400,000
2008	$23,832,900,000
2009	$21,819,300,000
2010	$27,771,160,000
2011	$36,148,060,000
2012	$34,159,370,000
2013	$37,477,380,000
2014	$41,635,060,000
2015	$39,412,980,000
2016	$41,248,200,000
2017	$47,751,480,000
2018	$55,318,930,000
2019	$55,095,300,000
2020	$45,857,950,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Bangladesh was 15.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 17.72 in 1995, while its lowest value was 2.62 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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
1973	12.23
1974	7.84
1975	8.29
1976	7.77
1977	6.10
1978	4.55
1979	3.88
1980	3.68
1981	4.68
1982	2.99
1983	2.62
1984	3.09
1985	3.46
1986	3.57
1987	4.28
1988	5.28
1989	4.54
1990	7.04
1991	7.48
1992	10.24
1993	11.98
1994	12.92
1995	17.72
1996	16.30
1997	12.71
1998	17.34
1999	13.53
2000	11.95
2001	14.44
2002	15.58
2003	16.42
2004	16.26
2005	15.34
2006	14.09
2007	15.64
2008	16.43
2009	14.26
2010	15.76
2011	15.63
2012	15.51
2013	15.58
2014	16.26
2015	15.60
2016	14.87
2017	16.45
2018	16.97
2019	13.90
2020	15.16

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports