Bangladesh (BGD) and Sierra Leone (SLE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Bangladesh-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2018, Bangladesh exported $266k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Bangladesh exported to Sierra Leone were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.7%, from $524k in 2013 to $266k in 2018.

In 2018, Bangladesh did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone-Bangladesh Trade: In 2018, Sierra Leone exported $49.3k to Bangladesh. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Bangladesh were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 34%, from $395k in 2013 to $49.3k in 2018.

In 2018, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Bangladesh.

Comparison In 2022, Bangladesh ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.82), and 52 in total exports ($64.2B). That same year, Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2018, Bangladesh exported $266k to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from Bangladesh to Sierra Leone in 2018. During the last 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.7%, from $524k in 2013 to $266k in 2018.

In 2013, Sierra Leone exported $49.3k to Bangladesh. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Bangladesh in 2013. During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 34%, from $395k in 2018 to $49.3k in 2013.

Exports from Bangladesh () to Sierra Leone () (2018)

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Bangladesh () (2018)

Market Competitiveness

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Export Growth

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Bangladesh
Top DestinationUnited States$11.7B

Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$622M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bangladesh than Sierra Leone included United States ($11.7B), Germany ($10.2B), and United Kingdom ($4.86B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Bangladesh included Senegal ($14.5M) and Mozambique ($1.66M).

Difference in imports from Sierra Leone () and Bangladesh () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Sierra Leone

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

During 2018, Bangladesh had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of .

During 2013, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bangladesh Sierra Leone+$2.09kNon-Knit Women's Suits

Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Bangladesh+$2.95kPalm Oil

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Bangladesh () to Sierra Leone () (2018)

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Bangladesh () (2018)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Sierra Leone () and Bangladesh () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Sierra Leone

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Bangladesh () and Sierra Leone () (2018)

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