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245%CURRENT US$
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About

Bangladesh-Sweden Trade: In 2022, Bangladesh exported $826M to Sweden. The main products that Bangladesh exported to Sweden were Knit Sweaters ($135M), Knit T-shirts ($133M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($83.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $493M in 2017 to $826M in 2022.

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

Sweden-Bangladesh Trade: In 2022, Sweden exported $51M to Bangladesh. The main products that Sweden exported to Bangladesh were Other Uncoated Paper ($12.9M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($3.85M), and Scrap Iron ($3.66M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sweden to Bangladesh have increased at an annualized rate of 0.61%,  from $47.7M in 2017 to $51M in 2022.

In 2022, Sweden 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, Sweden ranked 9 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.49), and 33 in total exports ($194B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Bangladesh exported $826M to Sweden. The main products exported from Bangladesh to Sweden were Knit Sweaters ($135M), Knit T-shirts ($133M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($83.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $493M in 2017 to $826M in 2022.

In 2017, Sweden exported $51M to Bangladesh. The main products exported from Sweden to Bangladesh were Other Uncoated Paper ($12.9M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($3.85M), and Scrap Iron ($3.66M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sweden to Bangladesh have increased at an annualized rate of 0.61%, from $47.7M in 2022 to $51M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Bangladesh (Flag) and Sweden (Flag)

Sweden Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bangladesh
Top Destination
United States$11.7B
Sweden
Top Destination
Germany$19.2B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bangladesh than Sweden included Spain ($4.41B), India ($2B), and Kuwait ($448M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sweden than Bangladesh included Norway ($18.7B), Denmark ($14.6B), and Finland ($13.4B).

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

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Sweden

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Bangladesh had a large net trade with Sweden in the exports of Textiles ($804M), Footwear and Headwear ($9.02M), and Transportation ($3.52M).

During 2017, Sweden had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of Machines ($17.8M), Paper Goods ($16.1M), and Metals ($12.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Bangladesh Sweden+$43.7MNon-Knit Men's Suits
Top Product Potential Sweden Bangladesh+$4.72MScrap Iron

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

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

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