Bangladesh vs IDA blend: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Bangladesh
- IDA blend
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 6.0% against 2.7% in IDA blend, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.2 times IDA blend's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd and IDA blend ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 1.8% | 5.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 2.4% | 3.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 2.3% | 2.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 2.2% | 4.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 2.2% | 4.8% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Bangladesh or IDA blend?
- Bangladesh, at 6.0% against 2.7% in IDA blend as of 2018.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Bangladesh and IDA blend?
- 3.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and IDA blend?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and IDA blend rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd and IDA blend ranks 1st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.