Comparison of the Export Competitiveness among Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar (BCIM) to Japan

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10.2991/isbcd-18.2018.33How to use a DOI?

Keywords

BCIM Economic Corridor; export similarity index; trade competitiveness

Abstract

This paper mainly analyzes the export competitiveness of Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar in the Japanese market First, the data from 1995 to 2016 are used to compare the export quotas and trends of the four countries with Japan, and to initially determine the trade strength of the four countries of Bangladesh, China, India, and Myanmar to Japan in the past 20 years. Secondly, by measuring the export similarity index among China-India, China-Bangladesh, China-Myanmar, India-Bangladesh, India-Myanmar and Myanmar-Bangladesh to Japan, we will further measure whether there is convergence in the industrial structure. The results show that China’s exports to Japan are far ahead of the rest of the three countries and occupy the largest share. The China-India, China-Bangladesh, India-Bangladesh's export similarity index to Japan is at a relatively high level. There is a serious problem of industrial convergence and there is strong competition in the Japanese market. India-Myanmar, China-Myanmar, Myanmar-Bangladesh have relatively weaker competitiveness in the Japanese market. In particular, the similar levels of exports between Myanmar and Bangladesh have been relatively low, which is conducive to the complementary trade.

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AU  - Huijun Shi
AU  - Yaqin Lu
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SN  - 2352-5428
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