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About

Belgium-Paraguay Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $67.2M to Paraguay. The main products that Belgium exported to Paraguay were Refined Petroleum ($20.7M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($16.3M), and Pesticides ($5.16M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Paraguay have increased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $27M in 2017 to $67.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Belgium did not export any services to Paraguay.

Paraguay-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Paraguay exported $8.35M to Belgium. The main products that Paraguay exported to Belgium were Other Mineral ($1.8M), Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($1.72M), and Raw Sugar ($1.51M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Paraguay to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%,  from $4.66M in 2017 to $8.35M in 2022.

In 2022, Paraguay did not export any services to Belgium.

Comparison: In 2022,  Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B). That same year, Paraguay ranked 81 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.34), and 103 in total exports ($10.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $67.2M to Paraguay. The main products exported from Belgium to Paraguay were Refined Petroleum ($20.7M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($16.3M), and Pesticides ($5.16M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Paraguay have increased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $27M in 2017 to $67.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Paraguay exported $8.35M to Belgium. The main products exported from Paraguay to Belgium were Other Mineral ($1.8M), Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($1.72M), and Raw Sugar ($1.51M). During the last 5 years the exports of Paraguay to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $4.66M in 2022 to $8.35M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Paraguay
Top Destination
Brazil$3.67B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Paraguay than Belgium included Argentina ($1.91B), Chile ($1.16B), and Brazil ($3.67B).

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Paraguay

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Paraguay in the exports of Chemical Products ($29.3M), Mineral Products ($21M), and Machines ($5.19M).

During 2017, Paraguay had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.52M), Foodstuffs ($2.36M), and Metals ($1.69M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Paraguay+$21.3MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Paraguay Belgium+$1.08MScrap Copper

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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