2025 Dhaka Trade Post Performance Overview
The KOTRA Dhaka Trade Post serves as a core hub supporting Korean companies' export activities in Bangladesh. This dashboard presents the key performance indicators from the Trade Post's major programs throughout 2025, offering a data-driven view of Bangladesh market export opportunities and Trade Post utilization strategies.
Despite political and economic shifts in Bangladesh, 2025 marked a year of expanding Korea–Bangladesh trade. The Dhaka Trade Post actively supported Korean companies' market entry through multiple channels — specialized programs, trade missions, inquiry relays, and market research — recording meaningful year-over-year growth across major performance indicators.
Quarterly Performance Trends
A quarterly comparison of 2025 performance reveals a clear pattern of contract rates and consultation volumes surging in the second half of the year. This reflects the synergy between Bangladesh's key buying seasons — pre-Ramadan stockpiling and year-end inventory buildup — and KOTRA's concentration of programs in H2.
| Metric | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export Consultations | 95 | 105 | 130 | 150 | 480+ |
| Contracts Closed | 15 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 85+ |
| Contract Value | $750K | $880K | $1.15M | $1.42M | $4.2M+ |
| Inquiries | 22 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 120+ |
| Specialized Programs | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Participating Companies | 40 | 48 | 58 | 64 | 210+ |
| Market Research | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
Performance Analysis by Sector
Breaking down the Dhaka Trade Post's 2025 performance by product sector, garment machinery, cosmetics, and food collectively account for over 70% of contracts by volume. IT & software and medical devices generate fewer contracts by count, but carry significantly higher per-contract values, giving them a larger share of total contract revenue.
Program-Level Performance Detail
A detailed comparison of participating companies, consultation volumes, and contract results across Dhaka Trade Post's major 2025 programs reveals meaningful differences in conversion rates and per-contract values depending on program type.
| Program | Companies | Consultations | Contracts | Rate | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-Garment Machinery Expo | 25 | 85 | 12 | 14% | $480K |
| K-Beauty Consultation | 20 | 65 | 8 | 12% | $280K |
| K-Food Market Entry | 18 | 55 | 7 | 13% | $260K |
| Trade Missions (3 rounds) | 45 | 135 | 22 | 16% | $980K |
| IT Solutions Matching | 12 | 38 | 5 | 13% | $420K |
| Medical Device Matching | 10 | 30 | 4 | 13% | $360K |
| Inquiry Relay | 80+ | 72 | 18 | 25% | $850K |
| Korean Product Standing Exhibition | Ongoing | Ongoing | 9 | - | $570K |
2025 Key Insights and 2026 Outlook
The Dhaka Trade Post's 2025 results demonstrate that Korean products are proving their competitiveness across a broad range of sectors in the Bangladesh market. The high inquiry relay conversion rate, high-value contracts in IT and healthcare, and the growing number of first-export successes among domestic-only companies all point to a promising 2026 outlook. Korean companies considering Bangladesh exports can leverage the Trade Post's diverse programs to enter the market in a cost-efficient and strategically informed way.