{"id":363830,"date":"2026-03-29T06:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T06:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/363830\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T06:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T06:31:12","slug":"bangladesh-loses-68b-in-illicit-trade-flows-from-2013-to-2022-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/363830\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh loses $68b in illicit trade flows from 2013 to 2022: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Across developing Asia, trade-related illicit financial flows reached an estimated $1.69 trillion in 2022 alone. <\/p>\n

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Bangladesh lost an estimated $68.3 billion through trade-related illicit financial flows between 2013 and 2022, according to a report by Global Financial Integrity released on Thursday (26 March).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trade misinvoicing involves deliberately falsifying the value or quantity of imports and exports to evade taxes, shift profits, or transfer capital abroad, report said.<\/p>\n

The report finds that Bangladesh is among the top 10 countries in developing Asia in terms of total trade value gaps.<\/p>\n


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In Bangladesh’s case, a significant portion of the illicit flows is linked to trade with advanced economies. The report estimates that around $33 billion of the total gap occurred in transactions with countries such as the United States and those in Europe.<\/p>\n

The findings suggest that Bangladesh’s exposure is not limited to regional trade but is tied to global supply chains, particularly in export-oriented sectors and import-dependent industries.<\/p>\n

Compared to other South Asian countries, Bangladesh’s losses are substantial but remain far lower than India’s, which recorded more than $1.06 trillion in illicit trade flows over the same period.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka, by contrast, recorded a smaller volume of about $24 billion in trade gaps with advanced economies, though its economic vulnerability amplifies the impact of such leakages.<\/p>\n

Across developing Asia, trade-related illicit financial flows reached an estimated $1.69 trillion in 2022 alone, underscoring the scale of the challenge.<\/p>\n

Major economies such as China, Thailand and India account for the bulk of these flows, though the problem spans countries of all sizes.<\/p>\n

The study said, such practices remain deeply embedded across Asian economies, with no clear sign of decline over the past decade.<\/p>\n

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