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About

Belgium-Canada Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $2.19B to Canada. The main products that Belgium exported to Canada were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($578M), Packaged Medicaments ($356M), and Hormones ($340M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 24.6%, from $729M in 2017 to $2.19B in 2022.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Canada worth $344M, with Other business services ($175M), Transportation ($99.4M), and Computer and information services ($34.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Canada-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $2.82B to Belgium. The main products that Canada exported to Belgium were Diamonds ($1.35B), Potassic Fertilizers ($403M), and Iron Ore ($269M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 14.7%,  from $1.42B in 2017 to $2.82B in 2022.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Belgium worth $336M, with Financial services ($157M), Transportation ($49.2M), and Royalties and license fees ($46.2M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B). That same year, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $2.19B to Canada. The main products exported from Belgium to Canada were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($578M), Packaged Medicaments ($356M), and Hormones ($340M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 24.6%, from $729M in 2017 to $2.19B in 2022.

In 2017, Canada exported $2.82B to Belgium. The main products exported from Canada to Belgium were Diamonds ($1.35B), Potassic Fertilizers ($403M), and Iron Ore ($269M). During the last 18 years the exports of Canada to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $1.42B in 1999 to $2.82B in 2017.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Canada (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Canada
Top Destination
United States$438B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Canada included Germany ($91.9B), France ($71.1B), and Netherlands ($65.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Belgium included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Mexico ($7.39B).

Difference in imports from Canada (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Canada

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Belgium and Canada by product, considering products traded by both, Belgium and Canada.

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.51B), Mineral Products ($417M), and Precious Metals ($292M).

During 2017, Canada had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.36B), Chemical Products ($840M), and Mineral Products ($392M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Belgium Canada+$199MCars
Top Product Potential Canada Belgium+$107MPackaged Medicaments

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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Canada worth $344M, with Other business services ($175M), Transportation ($99.4M), and Computer and information services ($34.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Belgium worth $336M, with Financial services ($157M), Transportation ($49.2M), and Royalties and license fees ($46.2M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2020)

Services Exports from Canada (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Belgium and Canada. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium.

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2022)

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