Summary
- Bangladesh → China
- $1.2billion
- China → Bangladesh
- $22.8billion
- Bangladesh’s balance
- -$21.7billion
Balance
Bangladesh’s trade balance with China
Trade between Bangladesh and China grew 39.8-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Bangladesh’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.2
- Imports 22.8
- Balance -21.7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $50 million | $553 million | -$504 million |
| 1996 | $36 million | $663 million | -$627 million |
| 1997 | $57 million | $658 million | -$601 million |
| 1998 | $35 million | $820 million | -$785 million |
| 1999 | $14 million | $700 million | -$686 million |
| 2000 | $21 million | $912 million | -$891 million |
| 2001 | $18 million | $967 million | -$949 million |
| 2002 | $37 million | $943 million | -$905 million |
| 2003 | $41 million | $1.2 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2004 | $76 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2005 | $96 million | $2.2 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2006 | $813 million | $2.3 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2007 | $232 million | $3 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 2008 | $145 million | $4.4 billion | -$4.3 billion |
| 2009 | $158 million | $3.8 billion | -$3.6 billion |
| 2010 | $305 million | $5.3 billion | -$5 billion |
| 2011 | $467 million | $4.1 billion | -$3.6 billion |
| 2012 | $520 million | $6.4 billion | -$5.9 billion |
| 2013 | $652 million | $7.1 billion | -$6.5 billion |
| 2014 | $761 million | $11.8 billion | -$11 billion |
| 2015 | $893 million | $10.6 billion | -$9.7 billion |
| 2016 | $969 million | $12.3 billion | -$11.3 billion |
| 2017 | $1.2 billion | $14.4 billion | -$13.3 billion |
| 2018 | $1.1 billion | $15.9 billion | -$14.8 billion |
| 2019 | $1 billion | $17.3 billion | -$16.3 billion |
| 2020 | $797 million | $15.1 billion | -$14.3 billion |
| 2021 | $1 billion | $23.8 billion | -$22.8 billion |
| 2022 | $974 million | $26.8 billion | -$25.8 billion |
| 2023 | $1 billion | $22.9 billion | -$21.9 billion |
| 2024 | $1.2 billion | $22.8 billion | -$21.7 billion |
What they sell each other
What Bangladesh sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What China sells to Bangladesh
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Chittagong and Shanghai is 3,788 nautical miles (7,015 km) long: ≈ 9–11.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
China was Bangladesh’s largest trading partner (20% of its trade), and Bangladesh was China’s 39th (0.4%).
- China in Bangladesh’s trade
- 19.6%
- China’s rank among Bangladesh’s partners
- 1st
- Bangladesh in China’s trade
- 0.4%
- Bangladesh’s rank among China’s partners
- 39th
Compare with
Other partners of Bangladesh
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.