Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity was 1.05 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Bangladesh, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Bangladesh stood at 1.05 million t.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and up 133.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Bangladesh peaked at 1.58 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 350,000 t, in 2012.
That places Bangladesh 3rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 401,258 t | — |
| 2011 | 560,311 t | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 350,000 t | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 450,000 t | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 648,693 t | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 1.32 million t | +103.5% |
| 2016 | 655,257 t | -50.4% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million t | +53.2% |
| 2018 | 988,934 t | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million t | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 1.25 million t | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million t | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million t | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million t | -13.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.05 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1 t, 17508.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 752,019 t | 350,000 t | 1.32 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million t | 1.05 million t | 1.58 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Bangladesh?
- Cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Bangladesh was 1.05 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,000 t in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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