Bangladesh (BGD) and Vietnam (VNM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Bangladesh-Vietnam Trade: In 2022, Bangladesh exported $105M to Vietnam. The main products that Bangladesh exported to Vietnam were Packaged Medicaments ($21M), Scrap Iron ($7.67M), and Scrap Plastic ($7.15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Vietnam have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $53.3M in 2017 to $105M in 2022.

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

Vietnam-Bangladesh Trade: In 2022, Vietnam exported $1.36B to Bangladesh. The main products that Vietnam exported to Bangladesh were Cement ($173M), Iron Structures ($105M), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($102M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Bangladesh have increased at an annualized rate of 9.3%, from $869M in 2017 to $1.36B in 2022.

In 2022, Vietnam 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, Vietnam ranked 55 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.2), and 19 in total exports ($399B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Bangladesh exported $105M to Vietnam. The main products exported from Bangladesh to Vietnam were Packaged Medicaments ($21M), Scrap Iron ($7.67M), and Scrap Plastic ($7.15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Vietnam have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $53.3M in 2017 to $105M in 2022.

In 2017, Vietnam exported $1.36B to Bangladesh. The main products exported from Vietnam to Bangladesh were Cement ($173M), Iron Structures ($105M), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($102M). During the last 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Bangladesh have increased at an annualized rate of 9.3%, from $869M in 2022 to $1.36B in 2017.

Exports from Bangladesh () to Vietnam () (2022)

Exports from Vietnam () to Bangladesh () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Export Growth

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Bangladesh
Top DestinationUnited States$11.7B

Vietnam
Top DestinationUnited States$117B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bangladesh than Vietnam included Spain ($4.41B), Denmark ($1.28B), and Poland ($3.53B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Vietnam than Bangladesh included United States ($117B), China ($58.7B), and South Korea ($25.2B).

Difference in imports from Vietnam () and Bangladesh () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Vietnam

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

During 2022, Bangladesh had a large net trade with Vietnam in the exports of Textiles ($41.3M), Chemical Products ($28M), and Metals ($9.75M).

During 2017, Vietnam had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of Textiles ($437M), Mineral Products ($230M), and Metals ($160M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bangladesh Vietnam+$10.7MKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Vietnam Bangladesh+$119MTelephones

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 Vietnam. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Bangladesh indicates it has a comparative advantage over Vietnam. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Vietnam indicates it has a comparative advantage over Bangladesh.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Bangladesh () to Vietnam () (2022)

Exports from Vietnam () to Bangladesh () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Vietnam () and Bangladesh () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Vietnam

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Bangladesh () and Vietnam () (2022)

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