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245%CURRENT US$
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About

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.

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.

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

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $952M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $26.8B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Bangladesh (Flag) and China (Flag)

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - China

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Scale

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

During 2022, Bangladesh had a large net trade with China in the exports of Textiles ($578M), Animal Hides ($121M), and Footwear and Headwear ($112M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of Textiles ($9.37B), Machines ($5.78B), and Metals ($2.49B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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

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

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