Summary
- Largest supplier: China
- 35.9%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 1,728
- Products with a supplier above 50%
- 586
- Products with a supplier above 75%
- 290
Concentration index (HHI): 1,728 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 6 suppliers of the same size
Trend
Trend in shares
China went from 9.2% to 35.9% of what Bangladesh buys
Share (%)
- China 35.9%
- India 17.8%
- Indonesia 4.8%
- Singapore 4.6%
- Malaysia 4.1%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest supplier | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | India | 13.3% |
| 1996 | India | 17.2% |
| 1997 | India | 14.1% |
| 1998 | India | 13.7% |
| 1999 | China | 12.3% |
| 2000 | China | 10.2% |
| 2001 | India | 11.2% |
| 2002 | India | 15% |
| 2003 | India | 15.1% |
| 2004 | China | 13.4% |
| 2005 | China | 15.5% |
| 2006 | China | 13.9% |
| 2007 | China | 15.8% |
| 2008 | China | 18.3% |
| 2009 | China | 15.9% |
| 2010 | China | 17.5% |
| 2011 | Thailand | 20.6% |
| 2012 | China | 17.5% |
| 2013 | China | 19.2% |
| 2014 | China | 29.6% |
| 2015 | China | 21.6% |
| 2016 | China | 22.6% |
| 2017 | China | 21.9% |
| 2018 | China | 19.4% |
| 2019 | China | 30.4% |
| 2020 | China | 30.6% |
| 2021 | China | 31.1% |
| 2022 | China | 31.7% |
| 2023 | China | 33% |
| 2024 | China | 35.9% |
Its suppliers
Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.
Products with a dominant supplier
Of the 813 products Bangladesh buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton yarn | India | 84.2%over 75% | China · 7% | $1.8 billion |
| Other knitted fabric | China | 84.1%over 75% | India · 4.7% | $1.8 billion |
| Synthetic filament fabric | China | 79.7%over 75% | Taiwan · 6.9% | $1.4 billion |
| Palm oil | Indonesia | 72.7% | Malaysia · 27.3% | $1.3 billion |
| Coal | Indonesia | 92.6%over 75% | South Africa · 5.6% | $1.1 billion |
| Electricity | India | 100%over 75% | Singapore · 0.02% | $1.1 billion |
| Soybeans | Brazil | 53% | United States · 39% | $896 million |
| Cane and beet sugar | Brazil | 87.1%over 75% | India · 10.4% | $870 million |
| Dried legumes (beans, lentils, peas) | Australia | 52.1% | India · 22.6% | $809 million |
| Heavy blended cotton fabric | China | 76.5%over 75% | Pakistan · 9.6% | $798 million |
| Lightweight cotton fabric | China | 75.9%over 75% | India · 19.2% | $773 million |
| Wheat | Canada | 53.4% | Ukraine · 26.7% | $692 million |
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | China | 75.2%over 75% | Singapore · 13.9% | $657 million |
| Soybean oil | Argentina | 66.6% | Brazil · 21% | $630 million |
| Linen fabric | China | 97.6%over 75% | India · 2.2% | $549 million |
| Phosphate fertilizers | Morocco | 87.8%over 75% | Tunisia · 7.5% | $526 million |
| Knitted plush and terry fabric | China | 95.9%over 75% | Malaysia · 1.4% | $520 million |
| Plastic-coated fabric | China | 75.5%over 75% | Taiwan · 7.8% | $504 million |
| Synthetic fiber yarn | China | 91.3%over 75% | Indonesia · 3.5% | $459 million |
| Synthetic filament yarn | China | 74.4% | India · 12% | $443 million |
| Microchips | China | 63.8% | Hong Kong · 29% | $434 million |
| Rayon fabric | China | 94%over 75% | India · 4.5% | $392 million |
| Cars | Japan | 78.6%over 75% | China · 10.3% | $387 million |
| Cement | Indonesia | 58.2% | Thailand · 23.1% | $364 million |
| Powdered and condensed milk | New Zealand | 64.3% | Singapore · 6.9% | $358 million |
and 561 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Selling: who it relies on
- Largest customer: United States
- 14.8%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 695
Concentration index (HHI): 695 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 14 customers of the same size
Trend in shares
The United States went from 34% to 14.8% of what Bangladesh sells
Share (%)
- United States 14.8%
- Germany 14.6%
- France 7.3%
- United Kingdom 7.1%
- Poland 6.8%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest customer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | United States | 34% |
| 1996 | United States | 33.5% |
| 1997 | United States | 35.2% |
| 1998 | United States | 36% |
| 1999 | United States | 39.5% |
| 2000 | United States | 36.5% |
| 2001 | United States | 34.7% |
| 2002 | United States | 33.9% |
| 2003 | United States | 27.5% |
| 2004 | United States | 24.8% |
| 2005 | United States | 27% |
| 2006 | United States | 24.4% |
| 2007 | United States | 23.6% |
| 2008 | United States | 22.7% |
| 2009 | United States | 21.6% |
| 2010 | United States | 21.9% |
| 2011 | United States | 19.2% |
| 2012 | United States | 18.1% |
| 2013 | United States | 18% |
| 2014 | United States | 16.2% |
| 2015 | United States | 17.4% |
| 2016 | United States | 15.9% |
| 2017 | Germany | 14.6% |
| 2018 | Germany | 15.1% |
| 2019 | United States | 14.6% |
| 2020 | Germany | 15.9% |
| 2021 | United States | 16.5% |
| 2022 | United States | 17.8% |
| 2023 | United States | 14.9% |
| 2024 | United States | 14.8% |
125 of the 246 products Bangladesh sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what Bangladesh sells of that product; in 65, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 3.5% of what Bangladesh sells.
| Product | Customer | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knitted and felt hats | United States | 59.8% | Germany · 6.2% | $568 million |
| Wigs | United States | 83.9%over 75% | Germany · 4.2% | $155 million |
| Jute and other bast fibers | India | 59.6% | Pakistan · 15.3% | $146 million |
| Rags and textile scraps | India | 85.9%over 75% | United States · 5.2% | $125 million |
| Prepared human hair | China | 99.5%over 75% | Singapore · 0.27% | $119 million |
| Other vegetable oils | India | 95%over 75% | Taiwan · 2.8% | $116 million |
| Tanned cattle hides | China | 61.7% | India · 12.9% | $104 million |
| Fresh fish | India | 93.9%over 75% | Kuwait · 3.4% | $80 million |
| Cotton yarn | China | 99.3%over 75% | Mauritius · 0.37% | $79 million |
| Refined petroleum | Malaysia | 99.2%over 75% | Austria · 0.28% | $78 million |
| Jute fabric | India | 60% | United States · 10% | $78 million |
| Prepared shellfish | China | 82.3%over 75% | Thailand · 5.1% | $71 million |
| Airplanes and helicopters | India | 100%over 75% | — | $68 million |
| Other nuts (almonds, walnuts) | India | 99.6%over 75% | United Kingdom · 0.14% | $47 million |
| Coated or rubberized knitted garments | United States | 53.3% | Spain · 7.7% | $44 million |
and 110 more
Concentration compared
The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).
| Rank | Country | HHI |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,751 |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 1,730 |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 1,728 |
| 74 | Paraguay | 1,724 |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 1,719 |
| 76 | Iraq | 1,694 |
Links
- Trade profile of Bangladesh
- Trade between Bangladesh and Australia
- Trade between Bangladesh and Austria
- Trade between Bangladesh and Brazil
- Trade between Bangladesh and Canada
- Trade between Bangladesh and China
- Trade between Bangladesh and Denmark
- Trade between Bangladesh and France
- Trade between Bangladesh and Germany
- Trade between Bangladesh and India
- Trade between Bangladesh and Indonesia
- Trade between Bangladesh and Italy
- Trade between Bangladesh and Japan
- Trade between Bangladesh and Malaysia
- Trade between Bangladesh and the Netherlands
- Trade between Bangladesh and Poland
- Trade between Bangladesh and Singapore
- Trade between Bangladesh and South Korea
- Trade between Bangladesh and Spain
- Trade between Bangladesh and Turkey
- Trade between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom
- Trade between Bangladesh and the United States
- Dependence of Bangladesh on China
- Dependence of Bangladesh on India
- Dependence of Bangladesh on Indonesia
- Dependence of Bangladesh on Brazil
- Dependence of Bangladesh on Australia
- All countries
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.