Bangladesh Export Statistics 2026: Totals, Products, Garments and Markets
Bangladesh exported goods worth $48.38 billion in FY2025-26 (July 2025 to June 2026), up 0.2% on the year before, according to Bangladesh Bank. The Export Promotion Bureau series puts the total at $48.00 billion. Garments make up about 80% of exports. The new fiscal year started stronger, with garment exports up 6.10% in July-September 2026, according to BGMEA.
Key statistics
- Bangladesh exported goods worth $48.38 billion in FY2025-26, up 0.2% on the year before, according to Bangladesh Bank (provisional, NBR data).
- Knitwear and woven garments made up 80.5% of Bangladesh goods exports in FY2025-26, down from 81.5%, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
- Bangladesh goods exports in FY2025-26 were 7.8% below the FY2021-22 peak, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from BGMEA data.
- The US was the largest source of Bangladesh export receipts in FY2025-26, at $8.03 billion or 18.6%, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
- Bangladesh garment exports reached $10.58 billion in July-September 2026, up 6.10% on a year earlier, according to BGMEA.
Bangladesh total exports by year
Bangladesh reports trade by fiscal year, which runs from July to June. FY2025-26 means July 2025 to June 2026. Two official series exist, and they differ slightly.
Exports have been flat for two years. On the Bangladesh Bank series, which uses customs (NBR) records, goods exports rose 0.2% to $48.38 billion in FY2025-26. On the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) series they fell 0.58% to $48.00 billion. Both series agree that the country has not returned to its FY2021-22 high of $52.08 billion.
The longer trend is still up. EPB data show exports 40.1% higher than ten years earlier, about 3.4% a year. The path was uneven. Exports dropped to $33.67 billion in FY2019-20, the year the pandemic began, then jumped to the record in FY2021-22 before falling for two years.
The two totals differ by $382 million for FY2025-26. Both agencies draw on customs data, but they compile and revise at different times. We show both, and we say which series each number comes from.
- Total exports
- Garment (RMG) exports
Source: Export Promotion Bureau data compiled by BGMEA. Rounded by StatisticsGlobal.
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Bangladesh exported goods worth $48.38 billion in FY2025-26, up 0.2% on the year before, according to Bangladesh Bank (provisional, NBR data).
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Bangladesh exported goods worth $48.00 billion in FY2025-26, according to BGMEA, using Export Promotion Bureau data.
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Bangladesh Bank put FY2025-26 goods exports $382 million (0.8%) higher than the EPB figure, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank and BGMEA data.
How we calculated it: Bangladesh Bank (NBR) $48,383.5m - EPB via BGMEA $48,001.91m = $381.6m, which is 0.8% of the EPB total.
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Bangladesh goods exports fell 0.58% in FY2025-26 on the EPB series, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from BGMEA data.
How we calculated it: EPB total exports $48,001.91m in FY2025-26 / $48,283.93m in FY2024-25 - 1 = -0.58%.
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Bangladesh goods exports peaked at $52.08 billion in FY2021-22, according to BGMEA, using Export Promotion Bureau data.
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Bangladesh goods exports in FY2025-26 were 7.8% below the FY2021-22 peak, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from BGMEA data.
How we calculated it: $48,001.91m in FY2025-26 / $52,082.66m in FY2021-22 - 1 = -7.8%.
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Bangladesh goods exports grew 40.1% in ten years to FY2025-26, about 3.4% a year, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from BGMEA data.
How we calculated it: $48,001.91m in FY2025-26 / $34,257.18m in FY2015-16 - 1 = 40.1%. Compound annual rate: (48,001.91 / 34,257.18)^(1/10) - 1 = 3.4%.
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Bangladesh exported an average of $4.03 billion of goods a month in FY2025-26, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
How we calculated it: $48,383.5m FY2025-26 total / 12 months = $4,032.0m a month.
| Fiscal year | Total exports | Garment (RMG) exports | RMG share of total |
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| 2015-16 | 34,257.18 | 28,094.16 | 82.01% |
| 2016-17 | 34,655.90 | 28,149.84 | 81.23% |
| 2017-18 | 36,668.17 | 30,614.76 | 83.49% |
| 2018-19 | 40,535.04 | 34,133.27 | 84.21% |
| 2019-20 | 33,674.09 | 27,949.19 | 83.00% |
| 2020-21 | 38,758.31 | 31,456.73 | 81.16% |
| 2021-22 | 52,082.66 | 42,613.15 | 81.82% |
| 2022-23 (provisional) | 46,430.71 | 38,142.10 | 82.15% |
| 2023-24 (provisional) | 44,469.74 | 36,151.31 | 81.29% |
| 2024-25 | 48,283.93 | 39,346.97 | 81.49% |
| 2025-26 | 48,001.91 | 38,701.15 | 80.62% |
Bangladesh top export products
Bangladesh Bank publishes a product breakdown of export shipments from customs records. Knitwear and woven garments dominate. Leather, jute and a fast-growing engineering line follow far behind.
Garments are the story. Knitwear brought in $20.75 billion and woven garments $18.22 billion in FY2025-26. Knitwear was the line that shrank, down 2.0%, while woven was flat.
The smaller lines grew faster. Engineering products rose 29.3% to $705.9 million, the quickest growth of any line above $500 million. Jute and jute goods rose 8.9% and leather 8.0%. These gains were too small to offset the dip in knitwear.
Some farm exports fell. Tobacco dropped 21.9% and shrimps 1.9%. Fruits and flowers nearly doubled, but from a small base of $67.4 million.
Source: Bangladesh Bank, NBR data. Knitwear ($20,748.1m) and woven garments ($18,221.7m) are left out so the smaller lines are visible.
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Bangladesh exported $20.75 billion of knitwear in FY2025-26, down 2.0% on the year, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh exported $18.22 billion of woven garments in FY2025-26, up 0.2% on the year, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh exported $1.24 billion of leather and leather products in FY2025-26, up 8.0%, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh exported $991 million of jute and jute goods in FY2025-26, up 8.9%, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh exported $828.6 million of home textiles in FY2025-26, up 5.9%, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh exported $705.9 million of engineering products in FY2025-26, up 29.3%, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh exported $535.7 million of footwear in FY2025-26, up 2.5%, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh exported $449.2 million of frozen and live fish in FY2025-26, including $291 million of shrimps, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh tobacco exports fell 21.9% to $197.4 million in FY2025-26, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Engineering products were the fastest-growing major Bangladesh export in FY2025-26, at 29.3%, ranked by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
How we calculated it: Growth of product lines with FY2025-26 exports above $500m, Bangladesh Bank annual table: engineering products +29.3%, jute and jute goods +8.9%, leather +8.0%, home textile +5.9%, footwear +2.5%, woven garments +0.2%, knitwear -2.0%, cotton and cotton products -8.3%.
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Export processing zones shipped $7.36 billion of goods abroad from Bangladesh in FY2025-26, according to Bangladesh Bank.
| Product | FY2024-25 (revised) | FY2025-26 (provisional) | Change |
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| Knitwear | 21,161.8 | 20,748.1 | -2.0% |
| Woven garments | 18,184.3 | 18,221.7 | +0.2% |
| Leather and leather products | 1,145.4 | 1,236.7 | +8.0% |
| Jute and jute goods | 909.7 | 991.0 | +8.9% |
| Home textile | 782.7 | 828.6 | +5.9% |
| Engineering products | 545.9 | 705.9 | +29.3% |
| Footwear | 522.5 | 535.7 | +2.5% |
| Cotton and cotton products | 553.1 | 507.0 | -8.3% |
| Frozen and live fish | 441.9 | 449.2 | +1.6% |
| Chemical products | 368.5 | 397.7 | +7.9% |
| Specialised textiles | 383.1 | 392.9 | +2.6% |
| Plastic products | 284.5 | 309.1 | +8.7% |
| Agricultural products | 990.4 | 978.1 | -1.2% |
| All goods | 48,300.0 | 48,383.5 | +0.2% |
Bangladesh garment (RMG) export share
Ready-made garments (RMG) are knitwear plus woven garments. Their share of exports has sat at about 80% or more for two decades.
Garments went from a small line to most of the economy's exports in about seven years. They were 3.89% of exports in FY1983-84 and passed half in FY1990-91. The share reached 84.21% in FY2018-19, the highest of the last eleven years.
The share slipped in FY2025-26. On EPB data, garments were 80.62% of exports, the lowest of the eleven years in the first table. On Bangladesh Bank data the figure was 80.5%, down from 81.5%. The cause was a fall in garments, not a boom elsewhere. Exports other than garments rose 4.1% to $9.30 billion.
Knitwear is the larger half of garments, at 53.3% in FY2025-26. Woven garments were the larger half every year up to FY2019-20. Knit has led every year since FY2020-21.
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Ready-made garments earned Bangladesh $38.70 billion in FY2025-26, 80.62% of all goods exports, according to BGMEA, using EPB data.
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Bangladesh garment exports fell 1.64% in FY2025-26, with knit down 2.53% and woven down 0.61%, according to BGMEA.
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Bangladesh exports other than garments rose 4.1% to $9.30 billion in FY2025-26, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from BGMEA data.
How we calculated it: FY2025-26: $48,001.91m total - $38,701.15m RMG = $9,300.76m. FY2024-25: $48,283.93m - $39,346.97m = $8,936.96m. 9,300.76 / 8,936.96 - 1 = 4.1%.
| Fiscal year | Garment exports | Total exports | Garment share |
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| 1983-84 | 31.57 | 811.00 | 3.89% |
| 1990-91 | 866.82 | 1,717.55 | 50.47% |
| 2000-01 | 4,859.83 | 6,467.30 | 75.14% |
| 2010-11 | 17,914.46 | 22,924.38 | 78.15% |
| 2018-19 | 34,133.27 | 40,535.04 | 84.21% |
| 2025-26 | 38,701.15 | 48,001.91 | 80.62% |
Bangladesh exports by country
We did not find an official FY2025-26 table of all goods shipments by destination that we could fetch, so we use three views. BGMEA reports garment exports by market. Bangladesh Bank reports export receipts by country. The WTO reports what each market imported from Bangladesh.
The US is the largest single market. It sent $8.03 billion of export receipts in FY2025-26, 18.6% of the total. Germany and the UK follow at just over 10% each.
Europe as a bloc is bigger. The EU bought 49.25% of Bangladesh's garments in FY2025-26, but its purchases fell 3.31%. The US share rose to 20.01%. The EU, US and UK together took 80.6% of garment exports.
The WTO data show the same order for 2024. The EU imported $21.4 billion of Bangladeshi non-farm goods, the US $8.3 billion and the UK $4.2 billion. India is the largest buyer of Bangladeshi farm goods in the WTO list, at $260 million.
Receipts and shipments measure different things, so the receipts total ($43.09 billion) is below the shipments total. See the last section. For US data on smaller exporters, see our small business statistics.
Source: Export Promotion Bureau data compiled by BGMEA. Rounded by StatisticsGlobal.
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The EU bought $19.06 billion of Bangladeshi garments in FY2025-26, 49.25% of the total and down 3.31%, according to BGMEA.
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The US bought $7.74 billion of Bangladeshi garments in FY2025-26, up 2.63% and 20.01% of the total, according to BGMEA.
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The UK bought $4.39 billion of Bangladeshi garments in FY2025-26, up 0.91% and 11.34% of the total, according to BGMEA.
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Canada bought $1.34 billion of Bangladeshi garments in FY2025-26, up 3.20%, according to BGMEA, using EPB data.
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Non-traditional markets bought $6.16 billion of Bangladeshi garments in FY2025-26, down 4.25%, according to BGMEA.
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The EU, US and UK together bought 80.6% of Bangladesh garment exports in FY2025-26, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from BGMEA data.
How we calculated it: EU 49.25% + USA 20.01% + UK 11.34% = 80.6% of FY2025-26 apparel exports.
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Bangladesh received $43.09 billion of goods export receipts in FY2025-26, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank quarterly data.
How we calculated it: Sum of quarterly totals: $11,466.7m (Jul-Sep 2025) + $10,422.8m (Oct-Dec) + $10,365.7m (Jan-Mar 2026) + $10,835.4m (Apr-Jun) = $43,090.6m. Includes EPZ receipts of $5,382.3m.
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The US was the largest source of Bangladesh export receipts in FY2025-26, at $8.03 billion or 18.6%, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
How we calculated it: Sum of four quarters: $2,157.0m + $1,891.4m + $1,869.0m + $2,115.1m = $8,032.5m. Share: $8,032.5m / $43,090.6m total receipts (11,466.7 + 10,422.8 + 10,365.7 + 10,835.4) = 18.6%.
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Germany sent Bangladesh $4.55 billion of export receipts in FY2025-26, 10.6% of the total, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
How we calculated it: $1,303.6m + $1,065.3m + $1,135.4m + $1,047.8m = $4,552.1m. $4,552.1m / $43,090.6m = 10.6%.
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The UK sent Bangladesh $4.37 billion of export receipts in FY2025-26, 10.1% of the total, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
How we calculated it: $1,208.8m + $1,021.9m + $1,074.0m + $1,067.0m = $4,371.7m. $4,371.7m / $43,090.6m = 10.1%.
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India sent Bangladesh $1.68 billion of export receipts in FY2025-26, 3.9% of the total, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
How we calculated it: $404.7m + $449.8m + $385.7m + $440.1m = $1,680.3m. $1,680.3m / $43,090.6m = 3.9%.
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The EU imported $21.4 billion of non-agricultural goods from Bangladesh in 2024, according to the WTO.
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The US imported $8.3 billion of non-agricultural goods from Bangladesh in 2024, according to the WTO.
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The UK imported $4.2 billion of non-agricultural goods from Bangladesh in 2024, according to the WTO.
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India imported $1.7 billion of non-agricultural and $260 million of agricultural goods from Bangladesh in 2024, according to the WTO.
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Canada imported $1.6 billion of non-agricultural goods from Bangladesh in 2024, according to the WTO.
| Country | Jul-Sep 2025 | Oct-Dec 2025 | Jan-Mar 2026 | Apr-Jun 2026 | FY2025-26 | Share of total |
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| United States | 2,157.0 | 1,891.4 | 1,869.0 | 2,115.1 | 8,032.5 | 18.6% |
| Germany | 1,303.6 | 1,065.3 | 1,135.4 | 1,047.8 | 4,552.1 | 10.6% |
| United Kingdom | 1,208.8 | 1,021.9 | 1,074.0 | 1,067.0 | 4,371.7 | 10.1% |
| Spain | 911.6 | 872.4 | 790.3 | 910.6 | 3,484.9 | 8.1% |
| France | 571.9 | 528.9 | 488.7 | 562.1 | 2,151.6 | 5.0% |
| Netherlands | 576.6 | 519.8 | 507.1 | 528.4 | 2,131.9 | 4.9% |
| Poland | 459.8 | 416.9 | 475.1 | 489.4 | 1,841.2 | 4.3% |
| India | 404.7 | 449.8 | 385.7 | 440.1 | 1,680.3 | 3.9% |
| Italy | 395.2 | 356.6 | 404.6 | 339.1 | 1,495.5 | 3.5% |
| Canada | 398.9 | 353.6 | 317.0 | 370.8 | 1,440.3 | 3.3% |
| Japan | 315.8 | 318.9 | 315.2 | 275.0 | 1,224.9 | 2.8% |
| China | 187.0 | 230.1 | 197.1 | 189.9 | 804.1 | 1.9% |
| All countries | 11,466.7 | 10,422.8 | 10,365.7 | 10,835.4 | 43,090.6 | 100% |
Bangladesh monthly export growth
Monthly data for FY2026-27 point to a recovery. Garment exports grew in August and September 2026 after a weak July.
The first quarter of FY2026-27 was better than the year before. Garment exports rose 6.10% to $10.58 billion in July-September 2026. Bangladesh Bank data for July-August show all goods exports up 5.5%, with jute goods up 35.0% and knitwear up 6.4%.
Imports grew faster. Imports rose 12.1% in July-August 2026 while exports f.o.b. rose 5.8%. The goods trade deficit widened 29% to $3.82 billion.
Remittances cushion the gap. Workers sent $5.83 billion home in July-August 2026, up 18.9%. That equals about 70% of goods exports in the same months.
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Bangladesh garment exports reached $10.58 billion in July-September 2026, up 6.10% on a year earlier, according to BGMEA.
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Bangladesh garment exports were $3.89 billion in July 2026, down 1.92% on July 2025, according to BGMEA.
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Bangladesh garment exports were $3.61 billion in August 2026, up 13.92% on August 2025, according to BGMEA.
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Bangladesh garment exports were $3.08 billion in September 2026, up 8.56% on September 2025, according to BGMEA.
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Bangladesh exported goods worth $9.14 billion in July-August 2026, up 5.5% on a year earlier, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh knitwear exports rose 6.4% to $4.19 billion in July-August 2026, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh jute and jute goods exports rose 35.0% to $181.8 million in July-August 2026, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh shrimp exports fell 20.4% to $46.9 million in July-August 2026, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh imported goods worth $12.20 billion f.o.b. in July-August 2026, up 12.1%, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh ran a goods trade deficit of $3.82 billion in July-August 2026, according to Bangladesh Bank balance of payments data.
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The Bangladesh goods trade deficit widened 29% to $3.82 billion in July-August 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
How we calculated it: Trade deficit $3,820m in July-August 2026 / $2,962m in July-August 2025 - 1 = 29.0%. Exports f.o.b. rose 5.8% to $8,380m while imports rose 12.1% to $12,200m.
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Workers sent $5.83 billion of remittances to Bangladesh in July-August 2026, up 18.9%, according to Bangladesh Bank.
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Remittance inflows equalled 70% of Bangladesh goods exports in July-August 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
How we calculated it: Workers' remittances $5,826m / exports f.o.b. $8,380m = 69.5%, rounded to 70%, July-August 2026.
| Month | Woven | Knit | Total | Change vs same month 2025 |
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| July 2026 | 1,727.66 | 2,159.06 | 3,886.72 | -1.92% |
| August 2026 | 1,574.19 | 2,034.70 | 3,608.89 | +13.92% |
| September 2026 | 1,312.95 | 1,770.00 | 3,082.95 | +8.56% |
| July-September 2026 | 10,578.56 | +6.10% |
How Bangladesh export data is measured
Bangladesh Bank's shipment tables use National Board of Revenue (customs) records, compiled by its Statistics Department. The FY2025-26 figures are provisional and can change. Export processing zone (EPZ) shipments are included.
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) publishes its own total, which BGMEA republishes with a garment breakdown. EPB's site blocks automated access, so we use BGMEA's copy of the EPB series. EPB and Bangladesh Bank totals differ by $382 million for FY2025-26.
Export receipts are not shipments. Receipts count money received through banks in a period, and payment can arrive months after goods ship. The receipts total for FY2025-26 is $43.09 billion, below both shipment totals. We use receipts only to rank countries.
The balance of payments uses a third measure, exports f.o.b., adjusted for EPZ sales into Bangladesh and cutting, making and trimming (CMT) exports. That is why it shows $8.38 billion for July-August 2026, against $9.14 billion of shipments.
The WTO figures are imports reported by each partner market in 2024. They come from partner customs data, so they will not match Bangladesh's own figures.
Frequently asked questions
What were Bangladesh's total exports in FY2025-26?
Bangladesh exported goods worth $48.38 billion in FY2025-26, up 0.2%, according to Bangladesh Bank. The Export Promotion Bureau series puts the total at $48.00 billion, down 0.58%.
Did Bangladesh exports grow compared with last year?
Barely. Goods exports rose 0.2% in FY2025-26 on Bangladesh Bank data and fell 0.58% on EPB data. In July-September 2026, garment exports rose 6.10%, according to BGMEA.
What is Bangladesh's biggest export?
Garments. Knitwear ($20.75 billion) and woven garments ($18.22 billion) made up 80.5% of goods exports in FY2025-26, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Bangladesh Bank data.
Which country buys the most from Bangladesh?
The United States, with $8.03 billion of export receipts in FY2025-26, 18.6% of the total, calculated from Bangladesh Bank data. As a bloc, the EU bought 49.25% of Bangladesh's garments.
Why did Bangladesh exports fall from the FY2021-22 peak?
Garment exports fell. Total exports were $52.08 billion in FY2021-22 and $48.00 billion in FY2025-26 on the EPB series, 7.8% lower. Garments fell from $42.61 billion to $38.70 billion over the same years.
Why do Bangladesh export figures differ between sources?
Bangladesh Bank compiles customs (NBR) shipment records, the Export Promotion Bureau compiles its own series, and export receipts count payments rather than shipments. For FY2025-26 the two shipment totals differ by $382 million.
Sources
- Bangladesh Bank, Commodity wise export shipments [Annual Data], FY2025-26 provisional figures, accessed 2 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
- BGMEA, Export Performance, Updated October 2026 with data to September 2026, accessed 2 November 2026. Link
- Bangladesh Bank, Country-wise export receipts of Bangladesh (Table 5), Quarterly, July 2025 to June 2026, accessed 2 November 2026. Link
- WTO, World Tariff Profiles 2026: Bangladesh, 2026 edition, accessed 2 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
- Bangladesh Bank, Commodity wise export shipments (Monthly Data), July-August FY2026-27, accessed 2 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
- Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Balance of Payments (monthly), July-August FY2026-27 provisional, accessed 2 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
Changes to this page
- : Page published with Bangladesh Bank data to August 2026 and EPB data via BGMEA to September 2026.