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About

Belgium-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Belgium exported $4.44B to Switzerland. The main products that Belgium exported to Switzerland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($492M), Diamonds ($474M), and Refined Petroleum ($413M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.93%, from $5.15B in 2018 to $4.44B in 2023.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Switzerland worth $6.32B, with Transportation ($2.53B), Other business services ($2.51B), and Computer and information services ($455M) being the largest in terms of value.

Switzerland-Belgium Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $9.34B to Belgium. The main products that Switzerland exported to Belgium were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.75B), Packaged Medicaments ($1.37B), and Orthopedic Appliances ($337M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 4.84%,  from $5.06B in 2018 to $9.34B in 2023.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Belgium worth $1.03B, with Financial services ($261M), Transportation ($214M), and Royalties and license fees ($214M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Belgium ranked 20 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.23), and 13 in total exports ($437B). That same year, Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Belgium exported $4.44B to Switzerland. The main products exported from Belgium to Switzerland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($492M), Diamonds ($474M), and Refined Petroleum ($413M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.93%, from $5.15B in 2018 to $4.44B in 2023.

In 2018, Switzerland exported $9.34B to Belgium. The main products exported from Switzerland to Belgium were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.75B), Packaged Medicaments ($1.37B), and Orthopedic Appliances ($337M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 4.84%, from $5.06B in 2023 to $9.34B in 2018.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
France$85.6B
Switzerland
Top Destination
Germany$53.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Belgium than Switzerland included France ($85.6B), Netherlands ($67.3B), and Italy ($27.7B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Belgium included China ($47.7B), United States ($45.1B), and Turkey ($19.3B).

Difference in imports from Switzerland (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Switzerland

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Belgium had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.17B), Precious Metals ($718M), and Mineral Products ($437M).

During 2018, Switzerland had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Chemical Products ($7.51B), Instruments ($804M), and Machines ($361M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Switzerland+$308MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Switzerland Belgium+$412MPackaged 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 Switzerland worth $6.32B, with Transportation ($2.53B), Other business services ($2.51B), and Computer and information services ($455M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Belgium worth $1.03B, with Financial services ($261M), Transportation ($214M), and Royalties and license fees ($214M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

Services Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2019)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag) (2023)

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