Written by The Banking Post
Bangladesh’s merchandise exports saw a significant year-on-year rise of nearly 25% in July 2025, reaching US$4.77 billion, according to the latest data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
This marks a strong start to the new fiscal year (2025–26), compared to US$3.81 billion earned in July 2024.
The country’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector remained the dominant contributor, fetching US$3.96 billion, which represents a 24.67% growth. Within the RMG category, knitwear exports surged by 26.01% to US$2.17 billion, while woven garment exports rose by 23.08% to US$1.78 billion.
Among other notable sectors:
Home textiles registered a 13.24% increase, earning US$68.08 million.
Jute and jute goods brought in US$55.44 million, marking a 4.92% growth.
Leather and leather products posted a robust 29.65% growth, with earnings reaching US$127.38 million.
Agricultural products earned US$90.50 million, showing a 12.86% rise.
Frozen and live fish exports climbed by 42.71%, generating US$41.20 million, largely driven by shrimp exports, which jumped 47.38% to US$31.23 million.
Engineering products achieved the highest growth rate, soaring by 74.45% to US$58.23 million.
Plastic products also saw an increase of 7.41%, with exports totaling US$21.16 million.
The sharp increase in export performance reflects growing global demand for Bangladeshi goods and signals a positive momentum for the country’s external trade sector as the new fiscal year begins.
