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$18TCURRENT US$
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111%CURRENT US$
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$460BCURRENT US$
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245%CURRENT US$
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$12,720CURRENT US$
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102%CURRENT US$
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$2,688CURRENT US$
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207%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Bangladesh Trade: In 2022, China exported $26.8B to Bangladesh. The main products that China exported to Bangladesh were Refined Petroleum ($2.23B), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($1.35B), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($990M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Bangladesh have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $15.2B in 2017 to $26.8B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh-China Trade: In 2022, Bangladesh exported $952M to China. The main products that Bangladesh exported to China were Jute Yarn ($127M), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($75M), and Processed Hair ($69.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to China have increased at an annualized rate of 2.12%,  from $857M in 2017 to $952M in 2022.

In 2022, Bangladesh did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Bangladesh ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.82), and 52 in total exports ($64.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, China exported $26.8B to Bangladesh. The main products exported from China to Bangladesh were Refined Petroleum ($2.23B), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($1.35B), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($990M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Bangladesh have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $15.2B in 2017 to $26.8B in 2022.

In 2017, Bangladesh exported $952M to China. The main products exported from Bangladesh to China were Jute Yarn ($127M), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($75M), and Processed Hair ($69.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to China have increased at an annualized rate of 2.12%, from $857M in 2022 to $952M in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Bangladesh (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Bangladesh (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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This map shows whether countries import more from China or Bangladesh. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Bangladesh or the difference in the growth in imports.

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Difference in imports from Bangladesh (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Bangladesh

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Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Bangladesh by product, considering products traded by both, China and Bangladesh.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of Textiles ($9.37B), Machines ($5.78B), and Metals ($2.49B).

During 2017, Bangladesh had a large net trade with China in the exports of Textiles ($578M), Animal Hides ($121M), and Footwear and Headwear ($112M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Bangladesh+$434MTelephones
Top Product Potential Bangladesh China+$86.6MKnit T-shirts

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Bangladesh. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Bangladesh. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Bangladesh indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Bangladesh (Flag) (2022)

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