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How much of Bangladesh’s trade passes through the Strait of Dover?

In 2024, an estimated $19.1 billion of Bangladesh’s trade passed through the Strait of Dover, 18.1% of its seaborne trade. That is $18.4 billion of exports and $776 million of imports. The partners with the most trade through it are Germany, Poland and the Netherlands.

Summary

Estimated value
$19.1billion
Of its seaborne trade
18.1%
Exports
$18.4billion
Imports
$776million

Trend

Estimated value per year

Bangladesh’s estimated trade through the Strait of Dover rose 27% between 2019 and 2024

Value in USD billions

  • Bangladesh 19.1

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearEstimated valueOf its seaborne trade
1995$1.2 billion12.9%
1996$1.4 billion14.1%
1997$1.7 billion15.1%
1998$1.8 billion14.9%
1999$1.4 billion14.3%
2000$1.8 billion14%
2001$2.1 billion14.9%
2002$1.9 billion14.4%
2003$2.4 billion15%
2004$3 billion15.6%
2005$3 billion14.9%
2006$4 billion15.6%
2007$4 billion14.4%
2008$4.6 billion13.9%
2009$4.6 billion13.7%
2010$5.9 billion14.4%
2011$7.5 billion13.8%
2012$8.5 billion15.6%
2013$9.5 billion16.6%
2014$10.7 billion17.6%
2015$10.4 billion14.8%
2016$10.5 billion14.4%
2017$11.4 billion13.7%
2018$12.7 billion12.6%
2019$15.1 billion17.4%
2020$14.6 billion19.2%
2021$18.2 billion17%
2022$22.3 billion17.1%
2023$18.2 billion16.6%
2024$19.1 billion18.1%

Partners whose trade crosses it

Estimated value of its trade with each partner that crosses the chokepoint; the percentage is the share of all its trade through the chokepoint, not of the pair’s trade.

  1. Bangladesh–Germany$8.7 billion · 45.4%
  2. Bangladesh–Poland$3.9 billion · 20.5%
  3. Bangladesh–Netherlands$1.8 billion · 9.3%
  4. Bangladesh–Denmark$1.2 billion · 6.3%
  5. Bangladesh–Czechia$1 billion · 5.4%
  6. Bangladesh–Sweden$695 million · 3.6%
  7. Bangladesh–Belgium$541 million · 2.8%
  8. Bangladesh–Switzerland$405 million · 2.1%
  9. Bangladesh–Norway$343 million · 1.8%
  10. Bangladesh–Finland$229 million · 1.2%

What crosses it

The products with the highest estimated value in 2024, with their share of the total through the chokepoint.

  1. T-shirts$3.2 billion · 16.7%
  2. Sweaters and pullovers$2.9 billion · 15.1%
  3. Men's suits and trousers$2.4 billion · 12.6%
  4. Women's suits and dresses$2 billion · 10.4%
  5. Women's knitted suits and dresses$1.4 billion · 7.2%
  6. Men's shirts$663 million · 3.5%
  7. Men's knitted shirts$454 million · 2.4%
  8. Men's knitted underwear and pajamas$444 million · 2.3%
  9. Women's coats and jackets$405 million · 2.1%
  10. Baby clothes (knitted)$398 million · 2.1%

Reference ports

Chittagong (100%)

Each port with the weight it receives from the country’s trade, based on where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest.

Other chokepoints it uses

Sources and method

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Methodology

We estimate the value crossing each chokepoint from BACI trade that travels by sea according to our mode heuristic, split between each country’s ports by where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest, and routed over our own sea network. It is an estimate, not a count of ships. It covers 99.9% of seaborne trade. The approach follows Verschuur, Lumma and Hall (Nature Communications, 2025). Data up to 2024.

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