Dhaka, May 5 -- The trade gap between Bangladesh and Switzerland has widened significantly in recent years, tilting increasingly in favour of the European country, according to a latest report of the Ministry of Commerce.

A senior commerce ministry official said that the imbalance had been growing since the financial year 2018-19, driven by a steady rise in imports from Switzerland alongside stagnating exports from Bangladesh.

Official data shows that Bangladesh's exports to Switzerland declined from US$106.87 million in the FY'2019 to $77.71 million in the FY'2025.

In contrast, imports surged from $272.0 million to $492.10 million over the same period, pushing the trade deficit to a record $414.39 million in the FY 25. Although export...