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About

Belgium-Chad Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $75.3M to Chad. The main products that Belgium exported to Chad were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($60.9M), Used Clothing ($1.64M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($1.11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 42%, from $13.1M in 2017 to $75.3M in 2022.

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

Chad-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Chad exported $5.43k to Belgium. The main products that Chad exported to Belgium were Other Measuring Instruments ($3.15k), Other Plastic Products ($2.23k), and Other Furniture ($45). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 6.49%,  from $3.08k in 2017 to $5.43k in 2022.

In 2022, Chad 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, Chad ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.74), and 130 in total exports ($4.39B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $75.3M to Chad. The main products exported from Belgium to Chad were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($60.9M), Used Clothing ($1.64M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($1.11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 42%, from $13.1M in 2017 to $75.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Chad exported $5.43k to Belgium. The main products exported from Chad to Belgium were Other Measuring Instruments ($3.15k), Other Plastic Products ($2.23k), and Other Furniture ($45). During the last 5 years the exports of Chad to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 6.49%, from $3.08k in 2022 to $5.43k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Chad
Top Destination
Germany$1.1B

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

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Chad than from Belgium.

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Chad

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Chad in the exports of Chemical Products ($62.5M), Machines ($3.82M), and Transportation ($2.77M).

During 2017, Chad had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Instruments ($3.15k), Plastics and Rubbers ($2.23k), and Miscellaneous ($45).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Belgium Chad+$1.56MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Chad Belgium+$10.3kCrude Petroleum

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 Chad. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Chad. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Chad indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium.

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

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