Bangladesh’s export earnings saw a modest rise in April 2025 as growth in the key readymade garment (RMG) sector slowed, data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) showed on Monday.

Exports totalled $3.01 billion for the month, up just 0.86 per cent from $2.99 billion in April 2024. The performance reflects a deceleration in overseas demand for garments, which make up the bulk of the country’s shipments.

RMG exports, which typically account for more than 80 percent of total earnings, edged up only 0.44 percent year-on-year in April, reaching $2.40 billion compared to $2.38 billion the previous year.

Despite the sluggish monthly growth, cumulative exports for the first ten months of the current fiscal year (July–April FY2024-25) reached $40.20 billion, representing a 9.83 percent increase year-on-year.

The RMG sector remained the dominant contributor, generating $32.64 billion during the same period, up 10 percent from the previous year.