The current state of bilateral trade between two countries
The bilateral trade between Bangladesh and France has been growing steadily in recent years.
The total trade between two countries increase from $210 million in 1990 to $4.9 billion in 2023.
Bangladesh export $2.12 billion worth of goods to France and import $225 million worth of
goods from France.
11 September 2023, France President Emmanuel Macron visit in Bangladesh. Both countries
have agreed to work together and make strategic partnership. Bangladesh is trading Airbus from
France to strengthen their partnership.
Bangladesh and France signed a deal for the purchase of 10 Airbus A350 wide body aircraft
worth USD 3.2 billion. This is the first time that Bangladesh has ordered aircraft from Airbus.
The deal is a significant boost for the French aerospace industry and is expected to create jobs in
France.
The deal is also a sign of the growing economic ties between Bangladesh and France. The two
countries have been working to strengthen their trade and investment relations in recent years.
The Airbus deal is a major step forward in this process.
The 10 Airbus A350 aircraft will be used by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier
of Bangladesh. The aircraft will be used to expand Biman's international network and to improve
its passenger experience.
The Airbus deal is a win-win for both Bangladesh and France. It will help Bangladesh to
improve its air connectivity and to boost its economy. It will also help France to create jobs and
to promote its aerospace industry.
The deal is also a sign of the growing importance of Bangladesh in the global economy.
Bangladesh is a rapidly growing economy and is becoming an increasingly important player in
the global supply chain. The Airbus deal is a recognition of Bangladesh's economic potential and
is a vote of confidence in its future. Paris also sign bilateral agreement between instrument on
infrastructure, food security, defense security and satellite technology.
Infrastructure: France has been a major donor to Bangladesh's infrastructure
development, providing financial assistance for projects such as the Dhaka Metro Rail,
the Padma Bridge, and the Payra Deep Sea Port. France is also involved in the
development of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM EC),
which is a proposed economic integration project between the four countries.
Food security: France is a major exporter of food to Bangladesh, and the two countries
have been working together to improve food security in Bangladesh. France has provided
technical assistance to Bangladesh to develop its agricultural sector, and the two
countries have also collaborated on research and development in the field of food science.
Defense: France is a major supplier of defense equipment to Bangladesh, and the two
countries have been cooperating on defense training and exercises. France has also
provided technical assistance to Bangladesh to develop its own defense industry.
Satellite technology: France is a leading provider of satellite technology, and
Bangladesh is a major user of French satellites. The two countries have been working
together to develop Bangladesh's own satellite capabilities, and France has provided
technical assistance to Bangladesh to launch its first satellite, the Bangabandhu-1.
France and Bangladesh repeated their partnership commitment to territorial impartiality and
sovereignty of all nations.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited France from 9 to 14 November 2021 at the invitation of the
French President Emmanuel Macron. The visit was aimed at further strengthening the bilateral
relations between Bangladesh and France in a wide range of areas, including trade and
investment, climate change, and security.
The two sides signed a number of agreements, including a Memorandum of Understanding on
cooperation in the field of renewable energy, a Letter of Intent on cooperation in the field of
defense security, and a Framework Agreement on cooperation in the field of climate change.
Climate change
Bangladesh is one of the Countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and Prime
Minister Hasina stressed the need for developed countries to take urgent action to reduce their
emissions She called on France to support Bangladesh's efforts to adapt to climate change and to
help the country mitigate its emissions.. The two leaders also agreed to work together to promote
the use of renewable energy and to develop climate-resilient infrastructure in Bangladesh.
In a joint statement issued after the meeting, the two leaders said that they were committed to
working together to address the "climate emergency" and to build a "sustainable future" for their
two countries and the world.
The climate change issue is a major challenge facing Bangladesh and France, and the
cooperation between the two countries on this issue is essential to finding solutions. The visit of
Prime Minister Hasina to France was a positive step in this direction.
Here are some of the specific commitments that were made by the two countries on climate
change:
France will provide financial assistance to Bangladesh to help it adapt to climate change.
France will support Bangladesh's efforts to develop renewable energy.
The two countries will work together to promote the use of climate-friendly technologies.
The two countries will cooperate on research and development in the field of climate
change.
The commitments made by France and Bangladesh are a positive step, but more needs to be done
to address the climate crisis. The two countries need to work together with other countries to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to help the most vulnerable countries adapt to the effects of
climate change.
There are a number of factors that are driving the growth of bilateral trade between Bangladesh
and France. These include:
The growing demand for Bangladeshi goods in the French market, particularly ready-
made garments.
The increasing investment by French companies in Bangladesh, particularly in the
infrastructure and energy sectors.
The signing of a number of bilateral agreements between the two countries, such as the
Agreement on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments and the
Convention on Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with
respect to taxes on income.
The bilateral trade between Bangladesh and France has the potential to be much larger than it is
today. With the right policies and investments, the two countries can achieve their goal of
becoming strategic partners in the years to come.
The main products that are trade between Bangladesh and France
Bangladesh export product to France
Bangladesh primarily exports a variety of products to France. However, it's important to note
that export trends can change over time due to economic conditions, market demand, and other
factors. France Imports from Bangladesh was US$3.17 Billion during 2022, according to the
United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The main products that
Bangladesh exported to France included:
France import from Bangladesh Value Year
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $1.82B 2022
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $1.03B 2022
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $140.98M 2022
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $98.17M 2022
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $18.36M 2022
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $12.70M 2022
Toys, games, sports requisites $11.83M 2022
Headgear and $8.60M 2022
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $5.13M 2022
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $4.12M 2022
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $3.84M 2022
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $2.48M 2022
Plastics $2.24M 2022
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $1.45M 2022
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toiletries $740.29K 2022
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $593.00K 2022
France import from Bangladesh Value Year
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $492.59K 2022
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn,
$458.58K 2022
woven fabric
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $454.31K 2022
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $414.14K 2022
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $384.69K 2022
Ceramic products $302.48K 2022
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $241.81K 2022
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $241.52K 2022
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $207.79K 2022
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $177.70K 2022
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $164.91K 2022
Articles of iron or steel $150.08K 2022
Miscellaneous chemical products $100.04K 2022
Clocks and watches $79.52K 2022
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $73.26K 2022
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $68.54K 2022
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $65.10K 2022
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $55.61K 2022
Copper $54.58K 2022
Electrical, electronic equipment $52.82K 2022
Aluminum $52.76K 2022
Miscellaneous edible preparations $42.84K 2022
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $42.72K 2022
Glass and glassware $37.22K 2022
Cotton $30.29K 2022
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $29.83K 2022
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $25.88K 2022
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $25.44K 2022
Knitted or crocheted fabric $22.81K 2022
Cereals $15.19K 2022
Sugars and sugar confectionery $13.30K 2022
Manmade filaments $11.22K 2022
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $7.78K 2022
France import from Bangladesh Value Year
Pharmaceutical products $7.64K 2022
Rubbers $6.50K 2022
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $5.60K 2022
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $3.96K 2022
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $2.94K 2022
Manmade staple fibers $2.91K 2022
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $2.74K 2022
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $2.62K 2022
Aircraft, spacecraft $2.06K 2022
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $1.76K 2022
Silk $1.45K 2022
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $1.38K 2022
Organic chemicals $884 2022
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $740 2022
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $607 2022
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $387 2022
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $161 2022
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $115 2022
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $91 2022
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $88 2022
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $66 2022
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $66 2022
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $53 2022
Iron and steel $33 2022
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $29 2022
Ores slag and ash $27 2022
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $164.04K 2021
Commodities not specified according to kind $15.34K 2021
Photographic or cinematographic goods $139 2021
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $96 2021
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $93 2020
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $86 2020
Products of animal origin $22 2020
Bangladesh import product from France
Bangladesh import product from France because Bangladesh is a growing economy with a large
population. This means that Bangladesh has a demand for these products. Additionally, the two
countries have a free trade agreement, which makes it easier and cheaper for French companies
to export their products to Bangladesh.
The export of these products from France to Bangladesh is beneficial to both countries. France
benefits from the increased sales of its products, while Bangladesh benefits from the increased
availability of these products. Additionally, the trade between the two countries helps to create
jobs and boost economic growth. France Exports to Bangladesh was US$254.32 Million during
2022, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.
France Export to Bangladesh Value Year
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $79.28M 2022
Miscellaneous chemical products $22.38M 2022
Pharmaceutical products $21.48M 2022
Electrical, electronic equipment $19.88M 2022
Articles of iron or steel $15.21M 2022
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $12.00M 2022
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $11.63M 2022
Organic chemicals $11.62M 2022
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $9.53M 2022
Live animals $6.39M 2022
Plastics $5.77M 2022
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $5.07M 2022
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $4.67M 2022
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $3.34M 2022
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $3.06M 2022
Miscellaneous edible preparations $2.58M 2022
France Export to Bangladesh Value Year
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $2.13M 2022
Aluminum $2.13M 2022
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $1.87M 2022
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $1.75M 2022
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $1.14M 2022
Iron and steel $999.36K 2022
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $896.81K 2022
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $885.50K 2022
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $807.72K 2022
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $777.30K 2022
Sugars and sugar confectionery $648.37K 2022
Aircraft, spacecraft $550.19K 2022
Rubbers $475.74K 2022
Glass and glassware $425.67K 2022
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $398.58K 2022
Meat and edible meat offal $393.49K 2022
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $354.34K 2022
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $322.21K 2022
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $302.66K 2022
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $297.03K 2022
Copper $294.50K 2022
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $290.92K 2022
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $271.46K 2022
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $239.64K 2022
France Export to Bangladesh Value Year
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $213.86K 2022
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $192.91K 2022
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $184.86K 2022
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $171.76K 2022
Manmade filaments $163.47K 2022
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $143.37K 2022
Lac, gums, resins $129.89K 2022
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $82.50K 2022
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $73.47K 2022
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $61.85K 2022
Knitted or crocheted fabric $39.44K 2022
Ceramic products $36.70K 2022
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $36.14K 2022
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $31.80K 2022
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $30.23K 2022
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $26.28K 2022
Cotton $26.12K 2022
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $24.19K 2022
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $17.46K 2022
Nickel $16.71K 2022
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $9.58K 2022
Manmade staple fibers $7.34K 2022
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $5.64K 2022
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $4.86K 2022
France Export to Bangladesh Value Year
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $4.85K 2022
Lead $4.80K 2022
Photographic or cinematographic goods $4.50K 2022
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $4.45K 2022
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $1.60K 2022
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $1.17K 2022
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $1.12K 2022
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $1.08K 2022
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $422 2022
Headgear and $314 2022
Cork and articles of cork $237 2022
Zinc $211 2022
Toys, games, sports requisites $169 2022
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $15 2022
Clocks and watches $2 2022
Commodities not specified according to kind $126.16K 2021
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $1.12K 2021
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $16 2021
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $287 2020
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $42 2020