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Bangladesh-Singapore Trade: In 2023, Bangladesh exported $132M to Singapore. The main products that Bangladesh exported to Singapore were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($21.8M), Knit T-shirts ($20M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($15.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Singapore have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.2%, from $268M in 2018 to $132M in 2023.

In 2023, Bangladesh did not export any services to Singapore.

Singapore-Bangladesh Trade: In 2023, Singapore exported $3.1B to Bangladesh. The main products that Singapore exported to Bangladesh were Refined Petroleum ($1.07B), Jewellery ($232M), and Gold ($161M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Singapore to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.56%, from $3.36B in 2018 to $3.1B in 2023.

In 2023, Singapore did not export any services to Bangladesh.

Comparison: In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.03), and 55 in total exports ($54.5B). That same year, Singapore ranked 6 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.62), and 24 in total exports ($333B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Bangladesh exported $132M to Singapore. The main products exported from Bangladesh to Singapore were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($21.8M), Knit T-shirts ($20M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($15.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Singapore have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.2%, from $268M in 2018 to $132M in 2023.

In 2018, Singapore exported $3.1B to Bangladesh. The main products exported from Singapore to Bangladesh were Refined Petroleum ($1.07B), Jewellery ($232M), and Gold ($161M). During the last 5 years the exports of Singapore to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.56%, from $3.36B in 2023 to $3.1B in 2018.

Exports from Bangladesh () to Singapore () (2023)

Exports from Singapore () to Bangladesh () (2023)

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Trade between Bangladesh () and Singapore ()

Singapore Exports

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Bangladesh
Top DestinationUnited States$8.58B

Singapore
Top DestinationHong Kong$44.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Bangladesh than Singapore included Spain ($3.95B), Poland ($3.04B), and Germany ($8.28B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Singapore than Bangladesh included Hong Kong ($44.5B), China ($36.7B), and Malaysia ($31.4B).

Difference in imports from Singapore () and Bangladesh () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Singapore

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

During 2023, Bangladesh had a large net trade with Singapore in the exports of Textiles ($106M), Footwear and Headwear ($6.23M), and Animal Hides ($4.39M).

During 2018, Singapore had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.08B), Machines ($569M), and Precious Metals ($393M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bangladesh Singapore+$27.9MNon-Knit Men's Suits

Top Product Potential Singapore Bangladesh+$31.7MRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Bangladesh () to Singapore () (2023)

Exports from Singapore () to Bangladesh () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Bangladesh () and Singapore ()

Singapore Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Singapore () and Bangladesh () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Singapore

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Bangladesh () and Singapore () (2023)

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