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Trade between Bangladesh and the Netherlands

In 2024, Bangladesh exported $1.7 billion to the Netherlands and imported $227 million. Bangladesh ran a surplus of $1.4 billion with the Netherlands, compared with a surplus of $1.3 billion in 2019. The Netherlands was Bangladesh’s 18th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Bangladesh was the Netherlands’ 67th (0.2%).

Summary

Bangladesh → Netherlands
$1.7billion
Netherlands → Bangladesh
$227million
Bangladesh’s balance
$1.4billion

Balance

Bangladesh’s trade balance with the Netherlands

Trade between Bangladesh and the Netherlands grew 9.5-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Bangladesh’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 1.7
  • Imports 0.2
  • Balance +1.4

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$156 million$45 million$110 million
1996$209 million$68 million$141 million
1997$248 million$77 million$171 million
1998$268 million$83 million$186 million
1999$234 million$34 million$200 million
2000$291 million$67 million$224 million
2001$261 million$75 million$186 million
2002$267 million$78 million$189 million
2003$302 million$72 million$230 million
2004$363 million$127 million$235 million
2005$315 million$73 million$242 million
2006$422 million$61 million$360 million
2007$419 million$82 million$337 million
2008$498 million$109 million$389 million
2009$589 million$98 million$491 million
2010$680 million$156 million$524 million
2011$798 million$202 million$596 million
2012$752 million$252 million$500 million
2013$984 million$234 million$751 million
2014$1.2 billion$192 million$1 billion
2015$1 billion$216 million$786 million
2016$1.1 billion$257 million$849 million
2017$1.4 billion$395 million$1 billion
2018$1.7 billion$379 million$1.3 billion
2019$1.6 billion$285 million$1.3 billion
2020$1.5 billion$251 million$1.2 billion
2021$1.7 billion$368 million$1.3 billion
2022$2 billion$494 million$1.5 billion
2023$1.6 billion$311 million$1.3 billion
2024$1.7 billion$227 million$1.4 billion

What they sell each other

What Bangladesh sells to the Netherlands

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. T-shirts$280 million · 16.7%
    25 thousand tonnes
  2. Sweaters and pullovers$218 million · 13%
    15 thousand tonnes
  3. Men's suits and trousers$196 million · 11.7%
    11 thousand tonnes
  4. Men's knitted underwear and pajamas$114 million · 6.8%
    5 thousand tonnes
  5. Women's suits and dresses$84 million · 5%
    5 thousand tonnes
  6. Men's shirts$74 million · 4.4%
    2 thousand tonnes
  7. Women's knitted suits and dresses$71 million · 4.2%
    6 thousand tonnes
  8. Leather footwear$65 million · 3.9%
    5 thousand tonnes
  9. Men's coats and jackets$65 million · 3.9%
    2 thousand tonnes
  10. Women's knitted underwear and pajamas$49 million · 2.9%
    2 thousand tonnes

What the Netherlands sells to Bangladesh

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Amines$19 million · 8.2%
    4 thousand tonnes
  2. Ferrous scrap$15 million · 6.8%
    43 thousand tonnes · the Netherlands’ destinations
  3. Vaccines, blood and antisera$15 million · 6.7%
    68 tonnes · the Netherlands’ destinations
  4. X-ray and radiation equipment$10 million · 4.3%
    30 tonnes
  5. Medical and dental instruments$9 million · 3.8%
    49 tonnes · the Netherlands’ destinations
  6. Other plastic articles$8 million · 3.4%
    159 tonnes
  7. Pet and animal feed$7 million · 3.2%
    3 thousand tonnes
  8. Engine parts$7 million · 3.1%
    113 tonnes
  9. Vitamins$7 million · 3%
    155 tonnes
  10. Orthopedic and hearing devices$7 million · 2.9%
    4 tonnes

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Chittagong to Rotterdam.

The estimated sea route between Chittagong and Rotterdam is 12,111 nautical miles (22,430 km) long: ≈ 28–36 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 Dover (12,111 nautical miles); and 15% via the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Suez Canal, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Strait of Dover (8,298 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

  1. Sea$1.8 billion · 93.6%
  2. Air$121 million · 6.4%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

The Netherlands was Bangladesh’s 18th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Bangladesh was the Netherlands’ 67th (0.2%).

The Netherlands in Bangladesh’s trade
1.6%
The Netherlands’ rank among Bangladesh’s partners
18th
Bangladesh in the Netherlands’ trade
0.2%
Bangladesh’s rank among the Netherlands’ partners
67th

Compare with

Other partners of Bangladesh

Other partners of the Netherlands

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.