Summary
- Bangladesh → France
- $4.3billion
- France → Bangladesh
- $180million
- Bangladesh’s balance
- $4.1billion
Balance
Bangladesh’s trade balance with France
Trade between Bangladesh and France grew 10.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Bangladesh’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 4.3
- Imports 0.2
- Balance +4.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $312 million | $117 million | $196 million |
| 1996 | $360 million | $159 million | $201 million |
| 1997 | $380 million | $224 million | $156 million |
| 1998 | $422 million | $132 million | $290 million |
| 1999 | $388 million | $165 million | $222 million |
| 2000 | $465 million | $144 million | $322 million |
| 2001 | $477 million | $98 million | $379 million |
| 2002 | $505 million | $85 million | $420 million |
| 2003 | $627 million | $144 million | $483 million |
| 2004 | $807 million | $104 million | $703 million |
| 2005 | $805 million | $92 million | $713 million |
| 2006 | $955 million | $172 million | $782 million |
| 2007 | $1.1 billion | $167 million | $933 million |
| 2008 | $1.3 billion | $204 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2009 | $1.3 billion | $178 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2010 | $1.5 billion | $128 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2011 | $2 billion | $188 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2012 | $1.8 billion | $171 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2013 | $2.1 billion | $206 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2014 | $2.2 billion | $195 million | $2 billion |
| 2015 | $2.4 billion | $361 million | $2 billion |
| 2016 | $2.7 billion | $253 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2017 | $2.8 billion | $271 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2018 | $3.1 billion | $417 million | $2.7 billion |
| 2019 | $3.3 billion | $286 million | $3 billion |
| 2020 | $1.7 billion | $268 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2021 | $2.1 billion | $225 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2022 | $3.2 billion | $254 million | $2.9 billion |
| 2023 | $4.2 billion | $197 million | $4 billion |
| 2024 | $4.3 billion | $180 million | $4.1 billion |
What they sell each other
What Bangladesh sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What France 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 Le Havre is 11,882 nautical miles (22,005 km) long: ≈ 27.5–35.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Cape of Good Hope (11,882 nautical miles); and 15% via the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar (8,074 nautical miles).
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
France was Bangladesh’s 6th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Bangladesh was France’s 47th (0.3%).
- France in Bangladesh’s trade
- 3.7%
- France’s rank among Bangladesh’s partners
- 6th
- Bangladesh in France’s trade
- 0.3%
- Bangladesh’s rank among France’s partners
- 47th
Compare with
Other partners of Bangladesh
Other partners of France
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.