France (FRA) and Bangladesh (BGD) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Bangladesh Trade: In 2023, France exported $189M to Bangladesh. The main products that France exported to Bangladesh were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($17.8M), Computers ($15.8M), and Malt Extract ($12.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $384M in 2018 to $189M in 2023.

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

Bangladesh-France Trade: In 2023, Bangladesh exported $2.32B to France. The main products that Bangladesh exported to France were Knit T-shirts ($368M), Knit Sweaters ($338M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($247M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.11%, from $3.08B in 2018 to $2.32B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Bangladesh ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.03), and 55 in total exports ($54.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, France exported $189M to Bangladesh. The main products exported from France to Bangladesh were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($17.8M), Computers ($15.8M), and Malt Extract ($12.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Bangladesh have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $384M in 2018 to $189M in 2023.

In 2018, Bangladesh exported $2.32B to France. The main products exported from Bangladesh to France were Knit T-shirts ($368M), Knit Sweaters ($338M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($247M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bangladesh to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.11%, from $3.08B in 2023 to $2.32B in 2018.

Exports from France () to Bangladesh () (2023)

Exports from Bangladesh () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Bangladesh ()

France Exports

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Bangladesh
Top DestinationUnited States$8.58B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Bangladesh included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and Belgium ($49.2B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Bangladesh than from France.

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

Comparative Advantage France - Bangladesh

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Bangladesh in the exports of Machines ($55.6M), Chemical Products ($49.8M), and Transportation ($19M).

During 2018, Bangladesh had a large net trade with France in the exports of Textiles ($2.13B), Footwear and Headwear ($125M), and Miscellaneous ($26.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Bangladesh+$15.6MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

Top Product Potential Bangladesh France+$177MKnit Sweaters

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Bangladesh () (2023)

Exports from Bangladesh () to France () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France () and Bangladesh ()

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage France - Bangladesh

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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