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Bangladesh Trade Summary

2003

Bangladesh exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR BANGLADESH 2003

Overall Exports and Imports for Bangladesh 2003

Exports and imports of Bangladesh in 2003 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 6,403 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 10,146 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,385 products were exported to 160 countries and 4,163 products were imported from 184 countries.

Bangladesh top 5 Export and Import partners 2003

Top five countries to which Bangladesh exported in 2003 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Bangladesh exports to United States worth US$ 1,883 million, with a partner share of 29.41 percent.
  2. Bangladesh exports to Germany worth US$ 1,050 million, with a partner share of 16.39 percent.
  3. Bangladesh exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 714 million, with a partner share of 11.14 percent.
  4. Bangladesh exports to France worth US$ 444 million, with a partner share of 6.94 percent.
  5. Bangladesh exports to Belgium worth US$ 288 million, with a partner share of 4.50 percent.

Top five countries from which Bangladesh imported goods in 2003 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Bangladesh imports from India worth US$ 1,438 million, with a partner share of 14.17 percent.
  2. Bangladesh imports from China worth US$ 1,113 million, with a partner share of 10.97 percent.
  3. Bangladesh imports from Singapore worth US$ 601 million, with a partner share of 5.92 percent.
  4. Bangladesh imports from Japan worth US$ 580 million, with a partner share of 5.72 percent.
  5. Bangladesh imports from Korea, Rep. worth US$ 502 million, with a partner share of 4.95 percent.

Bangladesh Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2003

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Bangladesh along with trade value are:

  1. Bangladesh exported T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, , worth 780,537.62 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Bangladesh exported Men's or boys' trousers, breeches, etc, of cott , worth 504,027.66 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Bangladesh exported Men's or boys' shirts of cotton , worth 403,844.80 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Bangladesh exported Jerseys, pullovers, etc, of other textiles, kni , worth 311,646.45 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Bangladesh exported Men's or boys' shirts of other textiles, nes , worth 304,873.61 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Bangladesh along with trade value are

  1. Bangladesh imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 739,899.88 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Bangladesh imported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 550,618.85 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Bangladesh imported Crude palm oil , worth 390,952.29 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Bangladesh imported Crude soya-bean oil , worth 349,673.10 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Bangladesh imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 328,585.33 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2003

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2003 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2003

Tariffs imposed by Bangladesh in 2003 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 32.50 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 19.55 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 19.06 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 1,344,006.89 and duty free tariff line items share was 6.56 percent.

Development Indicators 2003

Key Development Indicators of Bangladesh in 2003 are below

  • Bangladesh GDP in current US dollar was 60,159 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 460.00 .
  • Bangladesh Trade balance: as % of GDP was -4.80.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -2,885.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 27.66 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 4.71 .

Trade Indicators 2003

Trade Indicators for Bangladesh in 2003 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.12.
  • Index of export market penetration was 4.25.
  • World Growth in percentage was 7.11 and Bangladesh Country Growth was 10.79 .