Summary
- Bangladesh → Italy
- $1.7billion
- Italy → Bangladesh
- $389million
- Bangladesh’s balance
- $1.3billion
Balance
Bangladesh’s trade balance with Italy
Trade between Bangladesh and Italy grew 5.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Bangladesh’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.7
- Imports 0.4
- Balance +1.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $269 million | $100 million | $170 million |
| 1996 | $296 million | $121 million | $175 million |
| 1997 | $312 million | $120 million | $192 million |
| 1998 | $358 million | $101 million | $258 million |
| 1999 | $236 million | $69 million | $167 million |
| 2000 | $301 million | $98 million | $203 million |
| 2001 | $326 million | $171 million | $155 million |
| 2002 | $282 million | $125 million | $157 million |
| 2003 | $305 million | $141 million | $163 million |
| 2004 | $392 million | $190 million | $202 million |
| 2005 | $403 million | $216 million | $187 million |
| 2006 | $556 million | $234 million | $321 million |
| 2007 | $557 million | $294 million | $263 million |
| 2008 | $664 million | $326 million | $338 million |
| 2009 | $728 million | $268 million | $460 million |
| 2010 | $770 million | $378 million | $392 million |
| 2011 | $1 billion | $440 million | $596 million |
| 2012 | $1 billion | $348 million | $670 million |
| 2013 | $1.2 billion | $380 million | $792 million |
| 2014 | $1.4 billion | $415 million | $988 million |
| 2015 | $1.5 billion | $573 million | $879 million |
| 2016 | $1.5 billion | $523 million | $963 million |
| 2017 | $1.6 billion | $888 million | $692 million |
| 2018 | $1.7 billion | $1 billion | $666 million |
| 2019 | $1.6 billion | $610 million | $1 billion |
| 2020 | $1.4 billion | $455 million | $930 million |
| 2021 | $1.5 billion | $592 million | $929 million |
| 2022 | $2.2 billion | $722 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2023 | $1.8 billion | $593 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2024 | $1.7 billion | $389 million | $1.3 billion |
What they sell each other
What Bangladesh sells to Italy
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Italy 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 Genoa is 11,939 nautical miles (22,111 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 and the Strait of Gibraltar (11,939 nautical miles); and 15% via the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Suez Canal (6,339 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
Italy was Bangladesh’s 16th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Bangladesh was Italy’s 65th (0.2%).
- Italy in Bangladesh’s trade
- 1.7%
- Italy’s rank among Bangladesh’s partners
- 16th
- Bangladesh in Italy’s trade
- 0.2%
- Bangladesh’s rank among Italy’s partners
- 65th
Compare with
Other partners of Bangladesh
Other partners of Italy
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.