Summary
- Bangladesh → India
- $1.9billion
- India → Bangladesh
- $11.3billion
- Bangladesh’s balance
- -$9.5billion
Balance
Bangladesh’s trade balance with India
Trade between Bangladesh and India grew 14.8-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Bangladesh’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.9
- Imports 11.3
- Balance -9.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $94 million | $794 million | -$701 million |
| 1996 | $85 million | $1.2 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 1997 | $58 million | $1 billion | -$985 million |
| 1998 | $68 million | $1.1 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 1999 | $78 million | $636 million | -$558 million |
| 2000 | $101 million | $774 million | -$674 million |
| 2001 | $66 million | $1 billion | -$970 million |
| 2002 | $74 million | $1.3 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2003 | $89 million | $1.6 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2004 | $88 million | $1.6 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2005 | $146 million | $1.6 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2006 | $244 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2007 | $373 million | $2.6 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2008 | $341 million | $3.3 billion | -$2.9 billion |
| 2009 | $256 million | $2.6 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2010 | $391 million | $3.3 billion | -$2.9 billion |
| 2011 | $611 million | $4.3 billion | -$3.7 billion |
| 2012 | $577 million | $4.3 billion | -$3.7 billion |
| 2013 | $534 million | $4.6 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2014 | $517 million | $6.3 billion | -$5.7 billion |
| 2015 | $646 million | $5.9 billion | -$5.2 billion |
| 2016 | $764 million | $6 billion | -$5.2 billion |
| 2017 | $646 million | $8.6 billion | -$7.9 billion |
| 2018 | $965 million | $10.1 billion | -$9.2 billion |
| 2019 | $1.2 billion | $8.2 billion | -$7 billion |
| 2020 | $1 billion | $7.9 billion | -$6.9 billion |
| 2021 | $1.8 billion | $14.1 billion | -$12.3 billion |
| 2022 | $2 billion | $13.8 billion | -$11.8 billion |
| 2023 | $1.9 billion | $11.3 billion | -$9.4 billion |
| 2024 | $1.9 billion | $11.3 billion | -$9.5 billion |
What they sell each other
What Bangladesh sells to India
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What India 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 Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) is 2,244 nautical miles (4,156 km) long: ≈ 5–6.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
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
India was Bangladesh’s 2nd largest trading partner (11% of its trade), and Bangladesh was India’s 23rd (1%).
- India in Bangladesh’s trade
- 10.8%
- India’s rank among Bangladesh’s partners
- 2nd
- Bangladesh in India’s trade
- 1.2%
- Bangladesh’s rank among India’s partners
- 23rd
Compare with
Other partners of Bangladesh
Other partners of India
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.