Bangladesh
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Bangladesh

Waterborne foreign imports from Bangladesh to the United States in 2015 totaled $5,542,942,188. Exports to Bangladesh in 2015 were $720,105,354.

Information about foreign trade between Bangladesh and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Bangladesh represented 99.4% of all vessel imports, $5,509,776,314 versus $5,542,942,188.

By weight, container cargo imports from Bangladesh represented 86.7% of all vessel shippments, 419,472,219 (kg) versus 484,004,308 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $5,542,942,188  $720,105,354
2014  $4,974,799,262  $640,439,512
2013  $4,888,467,200  $567,438,652
2012  $4,544,655,917  $421,781,332
2011  $4,604,094,928  $728,090,825
2010  $3,977,850,136  $498,695,278
2009  $3,479,229,115  $373,790,997
2008  $3,504,469,314  $393,326,405
2007  $3,237,272,831  $374,701,337
2006  $2,981,282,945  $269,835,178
2005  $2,475,142,896  $243,341,167
2004  $2,070,158,863  $238,700,379
2003  $1,889,408,354  $191,766,093


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $5,509,776,314  $302,525,156
2014  $4,950,212,869  $317,051,606
2013  $4,867,331,062  $352,072,662
2012  $4,523,765,839  $286,869,299
2011  $4,580,692,014  $571,159,188
2010  $3,948,617,068  $357,793,588
2009  $3,446,777,642  $315,387,741
2008  $3,478,244,694  $283,759,816
2007  $3,199,852,618  $209,267,387
2006  $2,922,268,455  $204,584,715
2005  $2,375,835,118  $170,580,636
2004  $2,000,041,822  $182,187,563
2003  $1,813,474,962  $137,952,304


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  484,004,308  1,309,418,663
2014  421,720,346  605,402,672
2013  433,918,636  438,552,277
2012  404,743,309  376,438,842
2011  410,655,912  399,685,309
2010  468,310,395  410,494,987
2009  387,120,111  348,845,391
2008  400,853,611  377,405,363
2007  379,157,332  642,671,783
2006  377,578,132  317,357,423
2005  439,289,133  239,254,859
2004  305,290,165  246,772,003
2003  250,695,672  232,801,657


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  419,472,219  255,975,345
2014  419,472,219  171,219,057
2013  432,138,915  245,879,599
2012  403,049,358  159,195,679
2011  408,623,473  241,239,052
2010  443,088,493  195,902,297
2009  382,348,982  253,953,650
2008  397,284,050  271,336,664
2007  375,596,016  213,209,104
2006  347,914,581  179,627,988
2005  295,475,106  142,044,744
2004  248,711,889  123,708,066
2003  216,485,609  113,880,378


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov