October 2011
Bangladesh
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  148 692 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  100 076 Merchandise  70 62
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  244 328 excluding intra-EU trade 48 43
Current account balance (million US$, 2010)  2 502 Commercial services 107 71
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)   294 excluding intra-EU trade 81 50
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   48.2
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   135 6 6 6
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   153 9 0 1
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   130 5 -3 -1
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.103
Trade Policy Review 13, 15 September 2006 Import duties collected (%, 2005-2007)
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue 39.1
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 11.8
Tariff binding coverage (%)    15.5 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2008 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   24
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 5 - 0
All goods   169.2   14.7 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   192.0   17.6 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   34.4   14.3 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.4 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2007) Requests for consultation 1 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   27.8 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   16.6 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   9 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  19 191 16 -2 27
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  27 819 15 -8 27
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    0.13 Share in world total imports  0.18
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   5.3 Agricultural products 21.5
Fuels and mining products   1.3 Fuels and mining products 9.8
Manufactures   93.3 Manufactures 68.0
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   51.2 1. China   15.6
2. United States   25.7 2. India   13.2
3. India   4.0 3. European Union (27)   9.7
4. Canada   3.5 4. Kuwait   7.2
5. China   1.7 5. Indonesia   5.1
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  1 213   21 5 28
Commercial services imports (million US$)  4 099   15 -9 29
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.03   Share in world total imports 0.12
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   14.3   Transportation 83.0
Travel   6.7   Travel 6.4
Other commercial services   79.0   Other commercial services 10.7
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2007 Trademark registrations by office, 2007
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  27   269   296   126   493 ...   619
                         
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2007.