The line chart illustrates the exported clothing earnings in Bangladesh between 1988 and 2012, and the pie chart displays the distributively exported clothing value to different destinations in 2012.
Overall, the revenue from exporting clothing in Bangladesh increased considerably over the years. In 2012, the European Union was the largest apparel export market from Bangladesh, whereas Turkey’s market comprised the lowest percentage in importing clothing.
In terms of the line chart, the negligible value of clothing exported was recorded in 1998, standing at only 1 billion dollars. Then this figure marginally rose to more than five billion dollars in 2004 before rocketing to significant growth at a striking 20 million dollars by 2012, almost quadrupling the initial year.
Regarding the pie chart, in 2012 the European Union was a dominant market, with three-fifths market share, corresponding to 11.38 billion dollars. Followed by the USA market, with 24%, which was nearly 5 times higher than the Canadian market (just 5%). While Japan and Turkey experienced the lowest proportion of exported clothing markets, with the former comprising just 2%, equivalent to 0.44 billion dollars, slightly higher than the latter, with only 1% (0.36 billion dollars), raking the lowest market share. The remainder was accounted for by other destinations, with 8% (1.15 billion dollars).