Bangladesh

Overview In 2020 Bangladesh was the number 39 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 52 in total exports, the number 50 in total imports, the number 149 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 111 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).

Exports The top exports of Bangladesh are Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts... ($5.75B), T-shirts, singlets and other vests; knitted or crocheted ($5.74B), Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles; knitted or crocheted ($4.91B), Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls,... ($4.63B), and Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls,... ($2.45B), exporting mostly to Germany ($6.59B), United States ($6.25B), United Kingdom ($3.05B), Spain ($2.95B), and Poland ($2.27B).

In 2020, Bangladesh was the world's biggest exporter of Shirts; men's or boys' (not knitted or crocheted) ($1.87B), Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5305 ($525M), Jute and other textile bast fibres (not flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibres, including yarn waste and garnetted stock ($112M), and Rags; used or new, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials ($87.1M)

Imports The top imports of Bangladesh are Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing... ($2.64B), Cotton; not carded or combed ($1.8B), Wheat and meslin ($1.28B), Fabrics; knitted or crocheted, other than those of heading 60.01, of a... ($1.09B), and Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton,... ($975M), importing mostly from China ($15B), India ($7.91B), Singapore ($2.29B), United States ($1.79B), and Indonesia ($1.69B).

In 2020, Bangladesh was the world's biggest importer of Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200g/m2 ($975M), Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2 ($692M), Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2 ($615M), Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale ($306M), and Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres ($194M)

Location Bangladesh borders Myanmar and India by land.