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Bangladesh: Trade Profile
October 2010
Bangladesh
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 162 221Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009) 89 378Merchandise 7064
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009) 230 395excluding intra-EU trade4843
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) 3 345Commercial services11673
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)  235excluding intra-EU trade9051
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  47.6
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  166666
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  26712712
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  2169-215
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession1 January 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)0.101
Trade Policy Review13, 15 September 2006Import duties collected (%, 2005-2007)
GPA accession -in total tax revenue39.1
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports11.8
Tariff binding coverage (%)   15.5Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2008Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  33
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO5 - 0
All goods  169.2  14.7Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)...
Agricultural goods (AOA)  192.0  17.6Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)...
Non-agricultural goods  34.4  14.3Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  0.0  0.4Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2007)Requests for consultation1 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)  27.8Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods  16.6Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments  9Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)0 - 0
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) 15 0841023-2
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 21 8331128-8
2009  a2009  a
Share in world total exports   0.12Share in world total imports 0.17
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  10.2Agricultural products28.6
Fuels and mining products  2.2Fuels and mining products13.1
Manufactures  87.6Manufactures51.4
  By main destination  By main origin
1. European Union (27)  51.21. China  15.6
2. United States  25.72. India  13.2
3. India  4.03. European Union (27)  9.7
4. Canada  3.54. Kuwait  7.2
5. China  1.75. Indonesia  5.1
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$)  935  14314
Commercial services imports (million US$) 3 203  931-8
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  0.03  Share in world total imports0.10
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  15.2  Transportation82.9
Travel  7.4  Travel7.8
Other commercial services  77.4  Other commercial services9.3
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2007Trademark registrations by office, 2007
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
  27  269  296  126  493...  619
             
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2007.
Source WTO
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