Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 19 % in 2022. ▬ Flat
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Bangladesh, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Bangladesh stood at 19 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Bangladesh peaked at 25 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18 %, in 2006.
Bangladesh ranks 79th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 % | — |
| 2001 | 23 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24 % | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 24 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21 % | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 19 % | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 18 % | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 19 % | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 21 % | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 24 % | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 22 % | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 20 % | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 19 % | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 20 % | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21 % | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 19 % | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 20 % | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 22 % | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 25 % | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22 % | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 19 % | -13.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 19 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 70% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 19 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 23.5 %, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6 % | 18 % | 24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8 % | 19 % | 25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 % | 19 % | 25 % | 3 |
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 value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Bangladesh?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Bangladesh was 19 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 25 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 % in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Bangladesh ranks 79th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.