Bangladesh (BGD) and Ireland (IRL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Bangladesh-Ireland Trade: In 2022, Bangladesh exported $466M to Ireland. The main products that Bangladesh exported to Ireland were Knit T-shirts ($86M), Knit Sweaters ($66.1M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($52.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 17.8%, from $205M in 2017 to $466M in 2022.

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

Ireland-Bangladesh Trade: In 2022, Ireland exported $34.9M to Bangladesh. The main products that Ireland exported to Bangladesh were Scrap Iron ($14.5M), Malt Extract ($8.76M), and Concentrated Milk ($3.87M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Bangladesh have increased at an annualized rate of 1.21%, from $32.8M in 2017 to $34.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Ireland 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, Ireland ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.27), and 31 in total exports ($236B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Bangladesh exported $466M to Ireland. The main products exported from Bangladesh to Ireland were Knit T-shirts ($86M), Knit Sweaters ($66.1M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($52.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 17.8%, from $205M in 2017 to $466M in 2022.

In 2017, Ireland exported $34.9M to Bangladesh. The main products exported from Ireland to Bangladesh were Scrap Iron ($14.5M), Malt Extract ($8.76M), and Concentrated Milk ($3.87M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Bangladesh have increased at an annualized rate of 1.21%, from $32.8M in 2022 to $34.9M in 2017.

Exports from Bangladesh () to Ireland () (2022)

Exports from Ireland () to Bangladesh () (2022)

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Trade between Bangladesh () and Ireland ()

Ireland Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Export Growth

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Bangladesh
Top DestinationUnited States$11.7B

Ireland
Top DestinationUnited States$70.7B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ireland than Bangladesh included United States ($70.7B), Germany ($28.6B), and Belgium ($17B).

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

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Ireland

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

During 2022, Bangladesh had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Textiles ($450M), Footwear and Headwear ($7.15M), and Transportation ($2.34M).

During 2017, Ireland had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of Metals ($14.5M), Foodstuffs ($8.86M), and Animal Products ($4.38M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bangladesh Ireland+$30.2MKnit Sweaters

Top Product Potential Ireland Bangladesh+$2.85MMalt Extract

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Bangladesh () to Ireland () (2022)

Exports from Ireland () to Bangladesh () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Bangladesh () and Ireland ()

Ireland Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Ireland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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