Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

1986 - 2025 | Monthly | NA | CEIC Data

Key information about Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.1 Months of Import in Nov 2025, compared with the ratio of 4.4 in the previous month
  • Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1986 to Nov 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 12.5 in Apr 2020 and a record low of 0.9 in Mar 1990

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. Foreign Exchange Reserves is calculated as the sum of Foreign Currency Reserves and Other Reserve Assets. Bangladesh Bank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD and Imports in local currency. Bangladesh Bank average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to January 2016 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund

View Bangladesh's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Jul 1986 to Nov 2025 in the chart:

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Bangladesh's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Nov 2025?

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.1 Months of Import in Nov 2025, compared with the ratio of 4.4 in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4.1 Nov 2025 4.4 Oct 2025 0.9 Mar 1990 12.5 Apr 2020 NA monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Armenia (NA) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Australia (NA) 1.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Sep 2025
Austria (NA) 0.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (NA) 4.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (NA) 4.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025
Belarus (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (NA) 0.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 6.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Botswana (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brazil (NA) 15.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2000 - Jan 2026
Brunei (NA) 5.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (NA) 6.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2025
Canada (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2025
Chile (NA) 6.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
China (NA) 13.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Colombia (NA) 10.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (NA) 7.7 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Denmark (NA) 7.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (NA) 2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Egypt (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Estonia (NA) 0.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
European Union (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Finland (NA) 1.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
France (NA) 0.5 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Dec 2025
Georgia (NA) 2.5 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Dec 2025
Germany (NA) 0.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Ghana (NA) 3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2025
Greece (NA) 0.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (NA) 3.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Iceland (NA) 7.4 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Dec 2025
India (NA) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (NA) 5.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Ireland (NA) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Israel (NA) 25.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Italy (NA) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2025
Japan (NA) 17.9 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2025
Jordan (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Kenya (NA) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
South Korea (NA) 7.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (NA) 1.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (NA) 10.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Laos (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Latvia (NA) 2.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (NA) 5.7 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2025
Lithuania (NA) 1.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (NA) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (NA) 20.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (NA) 4.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Malta (NA) 1.4 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (NA) 12.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Mexico (NA) 3.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Moldova (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (NA) 6.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (NA) 4.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Morocco (NA) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (NA) 5.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 16.7 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (NA) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (NA) 14.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Norway (NA) 8.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Oman (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (NA) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (NA) 0.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025
Panama (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (NA) 6.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Peru (NA) 15.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2025
Philippines (NA) 8.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2025
Poland (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Portugal (NA) 1.1 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Qatar (NA) 10.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Romania (NA) 6.2 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (NA) 16.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (NA) 6.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (NA) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (NA) 1.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (NA) 0.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
South Africa (NA) 6.1 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Dec 2025
Spain (NA) 1.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (NA) 3.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.8 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (NA) 20.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Syria (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2011

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Bangladesh Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.6 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 154.969 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jul 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,959.768 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 6.6 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.9 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BDT bn) 7,011.275 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BDT bn) 45,123.978 2030 yearly 2003 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BDT bn) 9,712.409 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Government Debt: Domestic (DO): Net (BDT mn) 5,393,809.000 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2002 - Sep 2025
Government Overall Balance: Excluding Grants (BDT mn) 11,780.000 Jul 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jul 2025
Government Revenue & Foreign Grants (BDT mn) 479,050.000 Jun 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Jun 2025
Domestic Debt (BDT mn) 10,202,050.000 2024 yearly 2020 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 11.439 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,860.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,424.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 3.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,134.198 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 134,258.183 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 8,696.939 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,285.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 9.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 93,408.237 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 861,791.345 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 602.971 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 616.745 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 37.591 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,330.642 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Export Price Index (2005-2006=100) 240.500 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Import Price Index (2005-2006=100) 283.380 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Imports: Petroleum Products (BDT mn) 73,050.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Nov 2025
Imports: Capital Machinery (BDT mn) 20,419.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2005 - Nov 2025
Imports: Yarn (BDT mn) 28,768.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Nov 2025
Imports: Cotton (BDT mn) 26,358.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Nov 2025
Imports: Textile and Articles Thereof (BDT mn) 54,789.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Nov 2025
Terms of Trade Index (2005-2006=100) 87.110 2018 yearly 2007 - 2018
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Indonesia (BDT mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: India (BDT mn) 1,201,370.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Singapore (BDT mn) 121,829.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Imports: Asian Countries: excl Middle East: Japan (BDT mn) 239,522.000 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 128.089 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 136.582 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 191.327 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 148.677 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 7.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -928.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 332.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -41.917 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 9.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -51.589 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 112,122.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 12,827.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.1 2025 yearly 2012 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -14.216 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -94,691.599 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Accounts Balance (BDT mn) -112,987.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2012 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (BDT mn) -11,533,436.816 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (BDT mn) 15,906,924.595 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (BDT mn) 4,373,487.779 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payment(BoP): USD: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -127.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Export F.O.B (USD mn) 10,560.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance (USD mn) -4,630.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Trade Balance: Import F.O.B (USD mn) -15,190.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services (USD mn) -1,034.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,513.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -2,547.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) -1,329.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -1,183.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 146.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Official Transfers (USD mn) 27.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 156.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: Private Transfers (PT) (USD mn) 6,693.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) -23.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 283.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn) 156.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -2,048.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,459.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 300.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CF: Financial Account: FDI: of which net inflow (USD mn) 300.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2015 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income: PT: ow: Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 6,542.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2024
Outstanding External Debt as Percentage of GDP (%) 13.730 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
BD: Gross External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 12,827.104 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BD: Gross External Debt (USD mn) 112,122.801 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2025
BD: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -3,361.673 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 24.1 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 39,783.414 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 183,919.284 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 9.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1987 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,436.758 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 169,770.260 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.7 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 194,961.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 196,354.108 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.32 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.31 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Reserve Money M0 (BDT mn) 4,053,522.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M3 (BDT mn) 26,020,440.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2019 - Nov 2025

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