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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · BELGIUM

What Belgium Trades

In 2023, Belgium sold about $397B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $403B in return. Its biggest customer was Germany ($63.5B, 16% of exports); its biggest supplier, Netherlands ($87.5B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$397B
GOODS IMPORTED$403B
TOP PARTNERGermany

Where Belgium sends its goods

Belgium’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1Germany16.0%$63.5B
2Netherlands13.2%$52.6B
3France12.9%$51.3B
4United States7.7%$30.5B
5United Kingdom6.0%$23.7B
6Italy4.5%$17.9B
7Spain2.8%$11.0B
8Poland2.5%$10.1B
9Luxembourg1.9%$7.4B
10Sweden1.8%$7.0B
11China1.7%$6.9B
12Turkiye1.3%$5.3B
13Switzerland1.3%$5.1B
14Nigeria1.3%$5.0B
15India1.2%$4.9B
16Japan1.1%$4.4B
18Czechia0.9%$3.8B
19Austria0.9%$3.7B
20Norway0.9%$3.5B
21Ireland0.8%$3.2B
22Canada0.8%$3.1B
23Denmark0.8%$3.0B
24Brazil0.7%$2.8B
25Romania0.6%$2.6B

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 98.5% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where Belgium buys its goods

Belgium’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1Netherlands21.7%$87.5B
2Germany13.1%$52.7B
3France11.7%$47.0B
4United States6.9%$28.0B
5Italy4.1%$16.6B
6United Kingdom3.5%$14.1B
7China3.4%$13.8B
8Ireland2.7%$10.8B
9Switzerland2.6%$10.5B
10Norway2.3%$9.4B
11Spain2.3%$9.3B
12Japan2.3%$9.1B
13Sweden1.9%$7.8B
14Poland1.9%$7.7B
15Austria1.2%$4.9B
16Czechia1.2%$4.8B
17India1.1%$4.4B
18Russian Federation0.9%$3.8B
19Hungary0.9%$3.7B
20Turkiye0.8%$3.4B
21Mexico0.8%$3.1B
22Canada0.8%$3.1B
23Korea, Rep.0.7%$3.0B
24Qatar0.7%$3.0B
25Singapore0.5%$2.1B

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 99.5% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.