Container port traffic in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Container port traffic was 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Bangladesh, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Bangladesh peaked at 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Bangladesh 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 1.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 2.07 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 2.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 2.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 2.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 3.15 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 3.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 3.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 4.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.07 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3.15 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 37 Portugal 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 38 Peru 3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 39 New Zealand 3.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 41 Pakistan 3.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 42 Poland 3.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 43 Israel 3.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Bangladesh
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 284,748 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1641 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 284,748 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Bangladesh?
- Container port traffic in Bangladesh was 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for container port traffic?
- Bangladesh ranks 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.