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Bangladesh trade deficit expansion

Overview

Bangladesh experienced a significant widening of its trade deficit during the 2025-26 fiscal year, reaching a three-year high of $27.28 billion. This represents a 34 percent increase from the previous year, driven by a 10.5 percent rise in imports to $71.14 billion while export earnings remained stagnant at $43.85 billion.

Economists suggest the imbalance stems from global economic volatility, including supply chain disruptions and rising petroleum prices. While imports of essential goods have increased, imports of capital machinery have remained weak. Additionally, the agricultural sector saw a decline in vegetable exports through the Chattogram seaport, largely due to reduced potato shipments caused by high freight costs and international competition.

Entities

Pakistan · Pakistan Bureau of Statistics · Research and Policy Integration for Development · Chattogram · Centre for Policy Dialogue

Timeline

  1. about 17 hours ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Bangladesh trade deficit hits three-year high of $27.28 billion

    Bangladesh's trade deficit hit a three-year high of $27.28 billion in FY26 due to rising imports and stagnant exports, while vegetable shipments through Chattogram fell by 38 percent.

  2. 6 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Pakistan trade deficit narrows as July exports surge 31%

    Pakistan's July 2026 trade deficit stood at $4 billion as imports rose 18% YoY to $6.9 billion while exports jumped 31% MoM to $2.94 billion, narrowing the deficit by 15% month‑on‑month.

Sources

arabnews.pk · bolnews.com · cpd.org.bd · en.dailypakistan.com.pk · freshplaza.com · theneutral.pk