Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.838 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Bangladesh, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import unit values, mean, us dollar in Bangladesh is 0.838, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9846 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5106, in 1977.
That places Bangladesh 116th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7214 | — |
| 1974 | 0.927 | +28.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7819 | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7191 | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5106 | -29.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8014 | +57.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6118 | -23.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6379 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6605 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5912 | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.552 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6836 | +23.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8512 | +24.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8337 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.701 | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8337 | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7369 | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8085 | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6998 | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7042 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7418 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7986 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7721 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8032 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8276 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8726 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9012 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9056 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9377 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9381 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9496 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9846 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8827 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9047 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.908 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8026 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.809 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8392 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7413 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7213 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7684 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.838 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7247 | 0.5106 | 0.927 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7082 | 0.552 | 0.8512 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.793 | 0.6998 | 0.9012 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9023 | 0.8026 | 0.9846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7816 | 0.7213 | 0.8392 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 113 Paraguay 0.8438 compare
- 114 Nigeria 0.843 compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 0.8394 compare
- 117 Tajikistan 0.8372 compare
- 118 Sri Lanka 0.8366 compare
- 119 Saudi Arabia 0.8356 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Bangladesh?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Bangladesh was 0.838 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9846 in 2004.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5106 in 1977.
- How does Bangladesh rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Bangladesh ranks 116th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, 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.