Bangladesh's readymade garment exports to the European Union rose 2.79 percent from a year earlier to $6.43 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year, according to Export Promotion Bureau data.
Spain was the largest destination in July-October, taking $1.448 billion worth of garments, or 22.51 percent of the total. Germany came second with $1.439 billion, a 22.37 percent share. Shipments to the Netherlands and Poland also increased.
Exports to the remaining EU countries together fell 1.34 percent to $1.60 billion. Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Poland accounted for two-thirds of Bangladesh's garment exports to the bloc.
In October alone, exports to the EU grew 1.10 percent year on year to $1.53 billion. Germany was the largest single market for the month, ahead of Spain, while exports to France and Poland declined and those to the Netherlands increased.
The recent figures follow a weak first half of the year. Eurostat data show that Bangladesh's garment exports to the EU fell 16.43 percent year on year to 8.64 billion euros in January-June 2026. Export volumes dropped 8.22 percent and prices fell 8.94 percent during that period.
Spain had already overtaken Germany as the largest EU market in July-September of the current fiscal year, when Spanish purchases rose nearly 14 percent to $1.14 billion. Germany's imports stood at $1.12 billion, a marginal fall of 0.15 percent.
