Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.5779 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Export unit values, US dollar in Bangladesh, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export unit values, us dollar in Bangladesh is 0.5779, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit values, us dollar in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9811 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4039, in 1977.
That places Bangladesh 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5578 | — |
| 1974 | 0.7996 | +43.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7616 | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7718 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4039 | -47.7% |
| 1978 | 0.654 | +61.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7369 | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7242 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6278 | -13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5858 | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5868 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7314 | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 0.827 | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7967 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7402 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7966 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6497 | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5942 | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5838 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5686 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6044 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8318 | +37.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8316 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.797 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8478 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9811 | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9185 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9536 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8732 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8713 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8638 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8099 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7017 | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6777 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6823 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5501 | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5349 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6579 | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.571 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4868 | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5408 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5779 | +6.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.5779 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6923, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.5779 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6967, 83% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +61.9% | 0.4039 | 0.654 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6694 | 0.4039 | 0.7996 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7066 | 0.5858 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7559 | 0.5686 | 0.9811 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7519 | 0.5349 | 0.9536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5669 | 0.4868 | 0.6579 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit values, us dollar in Bangladesh?
- Export unit values, us dollar in Bangladesh was 0.5779 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9811 in 1998.
- What is the lowest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4039 in 1977.
- How does Bangladesh rank for export unit values, us dollar?
- Bangladesh ranks 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export unit values, us dollar rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.