Bangladesh Total Imports Growth

1987 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Total Imports Growth

  • Bangladesh Total Imports grew 23.3 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 6.6 % YoY in the previous month
  • Bangladesh Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1987 to Dec 2024, with an averaged rate of 12.8 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 142.7 % in Nov 1988 and a record low of -50.7 % in Apr 2020

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. Bangladesh Bank provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency.


Further information about Bangladesh Total Imports Growth

  • In the latest reports, Bangladesh Total Imports recorded 5.7 USD bn in Dec 2024
  • Total Exports reached 3.8 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 41.1 % year on year
  • Bangladesh Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.9 USD bn in Dec 2024

View Bangladesh's Total Imports Growth from Jul 1987 to Dec 2024 in the chart:

Bangladesh Total Imports Growth

What was Bangladesh's Total Imports Growth in Dec 2024?

Bangladesh Total Imports grew 23.3 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 6.6 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
23.3 Dec 2024 -6.6 Nov 2024 -50.7 Apr 2020 142.7 Nov 1988 % monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2024

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 0.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) 25.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2025
Armenia (%) -33.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Australia (%) 9.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) 4.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1954 - Dec 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 79.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Bahrain (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (%) 23.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2024
Belarus (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) -8.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Bolivia (%) -6.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 9.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Botswana (%) 18.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Brazil (%) 27.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2025
Brunei (%) -10.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 10.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Cambodia (%) 19.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2024
Canada (%) 14.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Chile (%) 5.4 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2025
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) 7.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) 7.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Cyprus (%) 37.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) 5.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 0.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (%) 13.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 11.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Dec 2024
Estonia (%) 16.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
European Union (%) 1.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Finland (%) -4.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
France (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Georgia (%) 45.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Germany (%) 8.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%) 9.5 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
Greece (%) 4.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 0.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 8.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 36.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2025
India (%) 14.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2025
Indonesia (%) -2.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Iran (%) 13.8 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Ireland (%) -16.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2024
Israel (%) 25.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Italy (%) 1.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 15.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2024
Japan (%) 15.9 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 39.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 4.0 Dec 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) -12.1 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Nov 2024
South Korea (%) 0.2 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%) 16.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 14.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -20.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Laos (%) 4.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) 16.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Lebanon (%) -4.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (%) 3.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%) -10.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 4.3 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
North Macedonia (%) 0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Malawi (%) 24.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Malaysia (%) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) -2.2 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Jan 2025
Mauritius (%) 19.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Mexico (%) 6.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 4.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (%) 11.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
Montenegro (%) 4.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Morocco (%) 3.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Mozambique (%) -24.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) 28.1 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Feb 2025
Netherlands (%) 5.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
New Zealand (%) 13.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1961 - Jan 2025
Nigeria (%) 62.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2025
Oman (%) 0.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2023
Pakistan (%) 9.9 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 31.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Panama (%) -1.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Paraguay (%) -0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Peru (%) 15.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2024
Philippines (%) 10.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Poland (%) -4.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Portugal (%) 8.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Qatar (%) 21.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Romania (%) 10.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Russia (%) 5.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 27.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Serbia (%) 3.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Singapore (%) 14.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (%) 12.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 0.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
South Africa (%) 7.6 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2025
Spain (%) 1.3 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Nov 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 18.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Sudan (%) -12.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) 6.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Switzerland (%) 28.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025

Bangladesh Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.1 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 645.167 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2008 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,471.617 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1990 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.4 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 26.6 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BDT bn) 7,011.275 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BDT bn) 38,914.207 2029 yearly 2003 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BDT bn) 9,401.383 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 370,250.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2008 - Dec 2024
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) 77,400.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2008 - Dec 2024
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) -1,879.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,788.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 41.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 9,003.857 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 155,439.497 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 9,473.454 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,667.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 23.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 90,090.495 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 784,086.126 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 576.214 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 178.853 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 59.705 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 1998 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,368.728 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2024
Export Price Index (2005-2006=100) 240.500 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Import Price Index (2005-2006=100) 283.380 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Imports: Yarn (BDT mn) 34,616.224 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 24,210.661 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2005 - Dec 2024
Imports: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 65,462.739 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Petroleum Products (BDT mn) 74,926.625 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 34,436.510 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2024
Terms of Trade Index (2005-2006=100) 87.110 2018 yearly 2007 - 2018
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: Indonesia (BDT mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Singapore (BDT mn) 121,829.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 128.089 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
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
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -2.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 306.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 1997 - Nov 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 300.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.758 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 21.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -20.036 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 103,788.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 14,190.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.2 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -9.885 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -90,244.166 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - 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: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -15,190.000 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: Trade Balance (USD mn) -4,630.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
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: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,459.000 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: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -1,183.000 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: 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: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 156.000 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: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 300.000 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
BoP: USD: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -2,048.000 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
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 10,560.000 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: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,513.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (BDT mn) 14,563,532.360 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (BDT mn) 3,734,232.439 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -10,829,299.921 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Outstanding External Debt as Percentage of GDP (%) 13.730 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 16.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 38,010.746 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 168,527.287 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1987 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Feb 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 26,152.4 May 2023 monthly Dec 1972 - May 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Feb 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,332.033 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 157,963.083 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1986 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.7 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1987 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 177,430.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 181,418.367 Dec 2024 monthly Jun 1991 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.72 Dec 2024 monthly Jun 1992 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 32.63 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Reserve Money M0 (BDT mn) 3,994,997.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2019 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M3 (BDT mn) 24,345,771.588 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2019 - Dec 2024

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