Bangladesh's terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) was 39,501 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 100% from -102.4 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39,501 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -684,469 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -102.4 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 710.78 billion | 1970 |
| Lowest | -105.38 billion | 2014 |
| Average since 2016 | 168,087 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 456.49 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Bangladesh's terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) rose 39,546 on 2024 (from -44.17 to 39,501).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −447.01 million and a typical year strayed about 55.13 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 102.4 billion in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 248.91 billion in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Bangladesh had the 73rd highest value of the 128 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2025 ranking
- Samoa — 70th of 128: 156.62 million
- Cyprus — 71st of 128: 85.17 million
- Latvia — 72nd of 128: 73.09 million
- Malta — 74th of 128: -25.07 million
- El Salvador — 75th of 128: -37.65 million
- West Bank and Gaza — 76th of 128: -41.99 million
What this measures
The terms of trade adjustment is equal to the capacity to import (current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index) less exports of goods and services in constant prices. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 39,501 |
| 2024 | -44.17 |
| 2023 | 229,907 |
| 2022 | 457,231 |
| 2021 | 547,672 |
| 2020 | -684,469 |
| 2019 | 580,560 |
| 2018 | 369,473 |
| 2017 | 141,039 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 |
Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Bangladesh
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$244.52 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.31 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,392 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$356.03 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 43.03 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$265.37 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 25.51 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 78.02% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bangladesh's terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU)?
- 39,501 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is down 100% from 456.49 billion in 1960 (22.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 710.78 billion in 1970 and the lowest -105.38 billion in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank?
- 73rd highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) unusual for Bangladesh?
- In 2025, Bangladesh's terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) rose 39,546 on 2024 (from -44.17 to 39,501). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −447.01 million and a typical year strayed about 55.13 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TTF.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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