Bangladesh (BGD) and Zambia (ZMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Bangladesh-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Bangladesh exported $1.24M to Zambia. The main products that Bangladesh exported to Zambia were Knit Men's Suits ($384k), Knit T-shirts ($262k), and Knit Women's Suits ($188k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.25%, from $1.25M in 2017 to $1.24M in 2022.

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

Zambia-Bangladesh Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $1.19k to Bangladesh. The main products that Zambia exported to Bangladesh were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $4.01k in 2017 to $1.19k in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia 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, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Bangladesh exported $1.24M to Zambia. The main products exported from Bangladesh to Zambia were Knit Men's Suits ($384k), Knit T-shirts ($262k), and Knit Women's Suits ($188k). During the last 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.25%, from $1.25M in 2017 to $1.24M in 2022.

In 2014, Zambia exported $1.19k to Bangladesh. There were not main exports from Zambia to Bangladesh in 2014. During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $4.01k in 2019 to $1.19k in 2014.

Exports from Bangladesh () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Bangladesh () (2022)

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Trade between Bangladesh () and Zambia ()

Zambia Exports

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Jun 2011

Market Competitiveness

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Bangladesh
Top DestinationUnited States$11.7B

Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bangladesh than Zambia included United States ($11.7B), Germany ($10.2B), and United Kingdom ($4.86B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Bangladesh included Switzerland ($4.5B), China ($2.6B), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B).

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

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Zambia

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

During 2022, Bangladesh had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Textiles ($1.19M), Chemical Products ($37.8k), and Animal Hides ($10k).

During 2014, Zambia had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bangladesh Zambia+$607kKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Zambia Bangladesh+$5.34kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Bangladesh () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Bangladesh () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Bangladesh () and Zambia ()

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Bangladesh - Zambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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