Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

1986 - 2025 | Monthly | NA | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.4 Months of Import in Oct 2025, compared with the ratio of 4.2 in the previous month
  • Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1986 to Oct 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 12.5 in Apr 2020 and a record low of 0.9 in Mar 1990

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. Foreign Exchange Reserves is calculated as the sum of Foreign Currency Reserves and Other Reserve Assets. Bangladesh Bank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD and Imports in local currency. Bangladesh Bank average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to January 2016 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund

View Bangladesh's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Jul 1986 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Bangladesh's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Oct 2025?

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.4 Months of Import in Oct 2025, compared with the ratio of 4.2 in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4.4 Oct 2025 4.2 Sep 2025 0.9 Mar 1990 12.5 Apr 2020 NA monthly Jul 1986 - Oct 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Armenia (NA) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Australia (NA) 1.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Sep 2025
Austria (NA) 0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (NA) 6.8 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Nov 2025
Bahrain (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (NA) 4.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Oct 2025
Belarus (NA) 1.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Bolivia (NA) 0.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Botswana (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brazil (NA) 14.5 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Dec 2025
Brunei (NA) 5.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (NA) 6.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2025
Canada (NA) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (NA) 5.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
China (NA) 15.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Colombia (NA) 9.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (NA) 6.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Denmark (NA) 7.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Ecuador (NA) 1.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Egypt (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Estonia (NA) 0.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
European Union (NA) 1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Finland (NA) 1.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
France (NA) 0.5 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Nov 2025
Georgia (NA) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Nov 2025
Germany (NA) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Ghana (NA) 2.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2024
Greece (NA) 0.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (NA) 2.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Iceland (NA) 8.4 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Nov 2025
India (NA) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (NA) 6.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Ireland (NA) 0.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Israel (NA) 27.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2025
Italy (NA) 0.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2025
Japan (NA) 19.4 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Jordan (NA) 4.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Kenya (NA) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
South Korea (NA) 7.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (NA) 2.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (NA) 11.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Laos (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Latvia (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (NA) 5.7 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2025
Lithuania (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (NA) 0.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (NA) 21.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (NA) 4.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Malta (NA) 1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (NA) 11.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Mexico (NA) 3.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Moldova (NA) 5.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (NA) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (NA) 4.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Morocco (NA) 5.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2025
Mozambique (NA) 5.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 19.2 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Nov 2025
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (NA) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (NA) 9.8 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2025
Norway (NA) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Oman (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (NA) 3.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (NA) 0.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Panama (NA) 3.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (NA) 5.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Peru (NA) 15.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Philippines (NA) 8.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Nov 2025
Poland (NA) 4.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Portugal (NA) 1.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Qatar (NA) 11.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Romania (NA) 5.8 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Nov 2025
Russia (NA) 17.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (NA) 6.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Singapore (NA) 7.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (NA) 1.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Slovenia (NA) 0.3 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2025
South Africa (NA) 5.5 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Nov 2025
Spain (NA) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2025
Sri Lanka (NA) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.7 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Nov 2025
Switzerland (NA) 19.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2025
Syria (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2011

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Bangladesh Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 154.969 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jul 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,333.852 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.5 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.8 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BDT bn) 7,011.275 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BDT bn) 45,123.978 2030 yearly 2003 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BDT bn) 9,712.409 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 479,050.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) 11,780.000 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jul 2025
Government Debt: Domestic (DO): Net (BDT mn) 4,756,659.000 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2002 - Dec 2024
Domestic Debt (BDT mn) 10,202,050.000 2024 yearly 2020 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 11.439 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,799.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,445.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -8.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,134.198 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 134,258.183 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 8,696.939 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,244.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -7.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 93,408.237 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 861,791.345 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 716.623 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 478.120 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 45.483 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,552.901 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Import Price Index (2005-2006=100) 283.380 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Export Price Index (2005-2006=100) 240.500 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Imports: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 54,714.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Oct 2025
Imports: Petroleum Products (BDT mn) 93,664.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Oct 2025
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 22,505.739 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2005 - Oct 2025
Imports: Yarn (BDT mn) 32,475.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Oct 2025
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 26,716.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade Index (2005-2006=100) 87.110 2018 yearly 2007 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Indonesia (BDT mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: India (BDT mn) 1,201,370.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Japan (BDT mn) 239,522.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Singapore (BDT mn) 121,829.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 136.582 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 191.327 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 148.677 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 128.089 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 25.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -928.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 332.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -44.601 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -4.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -39.694 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 113,199.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 14,368.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.1 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -16.277 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -94,691.599 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Accounts Balance (BDT mn) -112,987.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (BDT mn) 15,906,924.595 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (BDT mn) 4,373,487.779 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -11,533,436.816 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Services (USD mn) -1,034.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 146.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 283.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 27.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -2,048.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -1,183.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,329.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,513.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 156.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -2,547.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: FDI: of which net inflow (USD mn) 300.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2015 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payment(BoP): USD: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -127.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 10,560.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 300.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,459.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 6,542.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -15,190.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance (USD mn) -4,630.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 156.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 6,693.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) -23.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
Outstanding External Debt as Percentage of GDP (%) 13.730 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
BD: Gross External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 14,368.226 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
BD: Gross External Debt (USD mn) 113,199.480 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
BD: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -3,361.673 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 24.1 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 38,585.024 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 181,810.298 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1987 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,924.377 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 167,087.178 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 194,126.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 195,814.371 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.06 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.31 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Reserve Money M0 (BDT mn) 3,808,874.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M3 (BDT mn) 25,754,400.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Oct 2025

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