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About

Sweden-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Sweden exported $7.35B to Belgium. The main products that Sweden exported to Belgium were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.06B), Refined Petroleum ($1.03B), and Combustion Engines ($659M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sweden to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 1.73%, from $6.75B in 2017 to $7.35B in 2022.

In 2020, Sweden exported services to Belgium worth $978M, with Other business services ($405M), Transportation ($199M), and Computer and information services ($135M) being the largest in terms of value.

Belgium-Sweden Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $7.73B to Sweden. The main products that Belgium exported to Sweden were Cars ($2.48B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($439M), and Refined Petroleum ($240M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 4.76%,  from $6.13B in 2017 to $7.73B in 2022.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Sweden worth $1.95B, with Other business services ($844M), Transportation ($643M), and Computer and information services ($255M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Sweden ranked 9 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.49), and 33 in total exports ($194B). That same year, Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Sweden exported $7.35B to Belgium. The main products exported from Sweden to Belgium were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.06B), Refined Petroleum ($1.03B), and Combustion Engines ($659M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sweden to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 1.73%, from $6.75B in 2017 to $7.35B in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $7.73B to Sweden. The main products exported from Belgium to Sweden were Cars ($2.48B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($439M), and Refined Petroleum ($240M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Sweden have increased at an annualized rate of 4.76%, from $6.13B in 2022 to $7.73B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sweden
Top Destination
Germany$19.2B
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sweden than Belgium included Norway ($18.7B), Finland ($13.4B), and Denmark ($14.6B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Sweden - Belgium

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sweden had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Machines ($1.87B), Transportation ($1.72B), and Mineral Products ($1.33B).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Sweden in the exports of Transportation ($2.97B), Chemical Products ($1.27B), and Machines ($865M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Sweden Belgium+$152MCars
Top Product Potential Belgium Sweden+$125MRefined 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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Sweden exported services to Belgium worth $978M, with Other business services ($405M), Transportation ($199M), and Computer and information services ($135M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Sweden worth $1.95B, with Other business services ($844M), Transportation ($643M), and Computer and information services ($255M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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