Bangladesh Balance of Payments: Current Account
BD: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP
BD: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at 0.319 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.003 % for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -0.573 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.470 % in 2009 and a record low of -5.020 % in 1981. BD: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.319 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services
BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 54.742 USD bn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 58.885 USD bn for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 7.214 USD bn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.066 USD bn in 2022 and a record low of 467.263 USD mn in 1976. BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Gap-filled total;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 54,742.064 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports
BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data was reported at 63.890 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 60.708 % for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 80.562 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 87.398 % in 2008 and a record low of 59.741 % in 2022. BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 63.890 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports
BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data was reported at 18.475 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.116 % for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 11.200 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.095 % in 1977 and a record low of 4.272 % in 2007. BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 18.475 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports
BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 5.900 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.113 % for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 6.180 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.710 % in 1983 and a record low of 3.322 % in 2010. BD: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.900 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services
BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data was reported at 76.047 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.172 USD bn for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 9.673 USD bn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.635 USD bn in 2022 and a record low of 947.869 USD mn in 1976. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Gap-filled total;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 76,047.291 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports
BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 21.832 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.657 % for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 13.416 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.788 % in 1986 and a record low of 7.947 % in 2014. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 21.832 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports
BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data was reported at 6.394 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.135 % for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 7.394 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.537 % in 2018 and a record low of 1.174 % in 2008. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.135 2023 | yearly | 1976 - 2023 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports
BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data was reported at 58.397 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 61.105 % for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 61.465 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.737 % in 2008 and a record low of 50.642 % in 1995. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 58.397 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports
BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data was reported at 13.310 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.270 % for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 17.595 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.891 % in 1994 and a record low of 1.381 % in 1977. BD: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 13.310 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services
BD: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at -21.305 USD bn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of -14.288 USD bn for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging -2.459 USD bn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -480.606 USD mn in 1976 and a record low of -36.008 USD bn in 2021. BD: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -21,305.228 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
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BD: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP
BD: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 4.389 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.976 % for 2023. BD: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 4.616 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2024, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.497 % in 2008 and a record low of 1.971 % in 1976. BD: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4.389 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |