Summary
- Bangladesh → Japan
- $1.5billion
- Japan → Bangladesh
- $1.5billion
- Bangladesh’s balance
- $61million
Balance
Bangladesh’s trade balance with Japan
Trade between Bangladesh and Japan grew 5.2-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Bangladesh’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.5
- Imports 1.5
- Balance +0.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $165 million | $411 million | -$246 million |
| 1996 | $192 million | $513 million | -$321 million |
| 1997 | $185 million | $556 million | -$372 million |
| 1998 | $168 million | $572 million | -$404 million |
| 1999 | $113 million | $319 million | -$205 million |
| 2000 | $130 million | $705 million | -$575 million |
| 2001 | $133 million | $667 million | -$534 million |
| 2002 | $131 million | $563 million | -$431 million |
| 2003 | $168 million | $616 million | -$448 million |
| 2004 | $182 million | $1.1 billion | -$967 million |
| 2005 | $175 million | $766 million | -$591 million |
| 2006 | $199 million | $964 million | -$765 million |
| 2007 | $227 million | $988 million | -$761 million |
| 2008 | $237 million | $1.3 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2009 | $321 million | $1.3 billion | -$962 million |
| 2010 | $414 million | $1.4 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2011 | $666 million | $1.1 billion | -$404 million |
| 2012 | $821 million | $1.8 billion | -$944 million |
| 2013 | $938 million | $1.5 billion | -$538 million |
| 2014 | $936 million | $1.2 billion | -$216 million |
| 2015 | $1.2 billion | $1.7 billion | -$579 million |
| 2016 | $1.3 billion | $1.8 billion | -$539 million |
| 2017 | $1.4 billion | $2.2 billion | -$825 million |
| 2018 | $1.5 billion | $2.8 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2019 | $1.5 billion | $1.4 billion | $84 million |
| 2020 | $1.3 billion | $1.5 billion | -$149 million |
| 2021 | $1.4 billion | $2.3 billion | -$832 million |
| 2022 | $1.7 billion | $2.5 billion | -$794 million |
| 2023 | $1.6 billion | $1.7 billion | -$113 million |
| 2024 | $1.5 billion | $1.5 billion | $61 million |
What they sell each other
What Bangladesh sells to Japan
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Japan 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 Yokohama is 4,535 nautical miles (8,399 km) long: ≈ 10.5–13.5 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
Japan was Bangladesh’s 11th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Bangladesh was Japan’s 45th (0.2%).
- Japan in Bangladesh’s trade
- 2.4%
- Japan’s rank among Bangladesh’s partners
- 11th
- Bangladesh in Japan’s trade
- 0.2%
- Bangladesh’s rank among Japan’s partners
- 45th
Compare with
Other partners of Bangladesh
Other partners of Japan
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.