Summary
- Bangladesh → Malaysia
- $329million
- Malaysia → Bangladesh
- $2.6billion
- Bangladesh’s balance
- -$2.3billion
Balance
Bangladesh’s trade balance with Malaysia
Trade between Bangladesh and Malaysia grew 44.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Bangladesh’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.3
- Imports 2.6
- Balance -2.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $11 million | $55 million | -$44 million |
| 1996 | $10 million | $153 million | -$143 million |
| 1997 | $13 million | $287 million | -$274 million |
| 1998 | $10 million | $293 million | -$283 million |
| 1999 | $7 million | $133 million | -$126 million |
| 2000 | $20 million | $214 million | -$195 million |
| 2001 | $19 million | $276 million | -$257 million |
| 2002 | $23 million | $291 million | -$268 million |
| 2003 | $16 million | $417 million | -$401 million |
| 2004 | $21 million | $420 million | -$399 million |
| 2005 | $27 million | $508 million | -$481 million |
| 2006 | $27 million | $594 million | -$567 million |
| 2007 | $38 million | $607 million | -$569 million |
| 2008 | $62 million | $885 million | -$823 million |
| 2009 | $38 million | $1 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2010 | $65 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2011 | $48 million | $1.9 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2012 | $80 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2013 | $103 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2014 | $113 million | $1.2 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2015 | $154 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2016 | $207 million | $1.8 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2017 | $243 million | $2.3 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2018 | $281 million | $3.1 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 2019 | $230 million | $2.3 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2020 | $206 million | $1.2 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2021 | $313 million | $2.3 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2022 | $323 million | $4.1 billion | -$3.8 billion |
| 2023 | $329 million | $2.5 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2024 | $329 million | $2.6 billion | -$2.3 billion |
What they sell each other
What Bangladesh sells to Malaysia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Malaysia 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 Port Klang is 1,363 nautical miles (2,525 km) long: ≈ 3–4 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
Malaysia was Bangladesh’s 12th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Bangladesh was Malaysia’s 28th (0.4%).
- Malaysia in Bangladesh’s trade
- 2.4%
- Malaysia’s rank among Bangladesh’s partners
- 12th
- Bangladesh in Malaysia’s trade
- 0.4%
- Bangladesh’s rank among Malaysia’s partners
- 28th
Compare with
Other partners of Bangladesh
Other partners of Malaysia
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.