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BANGLADESH
Country rating
D3
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| GDP | USD 324.2bn (World ranking 38, World Bank 2020) |
| Population | 164.6mn (World ranking 8, World Bank 2020) |
| Form of state | Parliamentary republic |
| Head of government | Sheikh Hasina (PM) |
| Next elections | 2023, legislative |
- Adequate level of public debt
- Large workers' remittances inflows
- Low wage costs
- Low external debt stock
- Competitive in low-end manufacturing
- Fragile political environment
- Very low per capita income
- Increasing political social and religious violence and a risk of Islamic terrorism targeting foreigners as well as minorities
- Vulnerable to natural disasters (in particular floodings)
- Vulnerable export base: heavily dependent on garment industry, which also faces increased global competition
- Large trade deficit
- Weak business environment: infrastructure shortcomings, red tape
Trade structure by destination/origin
(% of total, 2020)
| Exports | Rank | Imports |
|---|---|---|
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United States
15.8%
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1 |
25.2%
China
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Germany
14.5%
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2 |
14.6%
India
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United Kingdom
8.7%
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3 |
4.8%
United States
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Spain
7.1%
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4 |
4.1%
Japan
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France
5.0%
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5 |
4.0%
Indonesia
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Trade structure by product
(% of total, 2020)
| Exports | Rank | Imports |
|---|---|---|
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Articles of apparel & clothing accessories
82.3%
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1 |
17.4%
Textile yarn and related products
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Textile yarn and related products
6.7%
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2 |
6.3%
Textiles fibres and their wastes
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Footwear
2.2%
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3 |
5.1%
Fixed vegetable oils and fats, crude, refined of fractionated
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Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and preparations thereof
1.5%
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4 |
5.0%
Iron and steel
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Textiles fibres and their wastes
0.9%
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5 |
4.4%
Specialised machinery
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