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2022
Exports $23.7BWorld Rnk 10 / 220
Flag Rnk 6 / 96
2022
Destination $481M India
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $481MSwitzerland
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Precious stones, metals, & pearls0.58Rnk 328 / 1025
2022
Imports $17.2BWorld Rnk 14 / 225
Flag Rnk 8 / 96
2022
Origin $501M India
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $501MUnited Arab Emirates
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Belgium1.25Rnk 19 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Belgium exported $23.7B in Precious stones, metals, & pearls, making it the 10th largest exporter of Precious stones, metals, & pearls in the world. At the same year, Precious stones, metals, & pearls was the 6th most exported product in Belgium. The main destination of Precious stones, metals, & pearls exports from Belgium are: India ($5.03B), Germany ($4.48B), United Arab Emirates ($2.94B), United States ($2.75B), and United Kingdom ($1.41B).

The fastest growing export markets for Precious stones, metals, & pearls of Belgium between 2021 and 2022 were Switzerland ($481M), United Arab Emirates ($406M), and United States ($382M).

Imports In 2022, Belgium imported $17.2B in Precious stones, metals, & pearls, becoming the 14th largest importer of Precious stones, metals, & pearls in the world. At the same year, Precious stones, metals, & pearls was the 8th most imported product in Belgium. Belgium imports Precious stones, metals, & pearls primarily from: India ($3.03B), United Arab Emirates ($2.13B), Botswana ($1.55B), Russia ($1.46B), and Canada ($1.36B).

The fastest growing import markets in Precious stones, metals, & pearls for Belgium between 2021 and 2022 were United Arab Emirates ($501M), India ($487M), and Canada ($256M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Costco Wholesale (3) and Stanley Black & Decker (2) were at the forefront of shipping Precious stones, metals, & pearls from Belgium to the United States.

Latest Trends

August 2024

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Overview In August 2024 Belgium's Precious stones, metals, & pearls exports accounted up to €621M and imports accounted up to €759M, resulting in a negative trade balance of €137M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Belgium's   Precious stones, metals, & pearls have decreased by €-166M (-21.1%) from €788M to €621M, while imports decreased by €-238M (-23.9%) from €997M to €759M.

Destinations In August 2024, Precious stones, metals, & pearls were exported mostly to Germany (€198M), United States (€107M), India (€70.5M), United Arab Emirates (€65.1M), and United Kingdom (€48.9M), and were imported mostly from India (€123M), Canada (€110M), South Africa (€65M), China (€57M), and Germany (€55.2M).

Growth In August 2024, the decrease in Precious stones, metals, & pearls's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Germany (€-200M or -41.2%), India (€-161M or -42.8%), and United Arab Emirates (€-149M or -52.6%). In August 2024, the decrease in Precious stones, metals, & pearls's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Brazil (€-74.9M or -79.6%), United States (€-39M or -61.4%), and South Africa (€-34.9M or -37.6%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-166M(-21.1%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-238M(-23.9%)
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)Germany€198M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$23.7B
IMPORTS (2022)$17.2B
NET TRADE (2022)$6.41B

In 2022, Belgium exported $23.7B in Precious stones, metals, & pearls. The main destinations of Belgium exports on Precious stones, metals, & pearls were India ($5.03B), Germany ($4.48B), United Arab Emirates ($2.94B), United States ($2.75B), and United Kingdom ($1.41B).

In 2022, Belgium imported $17.2B in Precious stones, metals, & pearls, mainly from India ($3.03B), United Arab Emirates ($2.13B), Botswana ($1.55B), Russia ($1.46B), and Canada ($1.36B).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Precious stones, metals, & pearls EXPORT MARKETS FOR Belgium WERE (2021 - 2022):
Switzerland$481M (75.2%)
United Arab Emirates$406M (16%)
United States$382M (16.1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Precious stones, metals, & pearls BY Belgium WERE (2021 - 2022):
Botswana-$608M (-61.4%)
Germany-$308M (-6.43%)
India-$218M (-4.16%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, Belgium's main exporting competitors in Precious stones, metals, & pearls were:
Switzerland $120B
United States $78.4B
United Arab Emirates $61.8B
In 2022, Belgium's main importing competitors in Precious stones, metals, & pearls were:
Switzerland $115B
United Arab Emirates $87.9B
China $87.8B

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Trade Value of Precious stones, metals, & pearls by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $584M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $180M

Precious stones, metals, & pearls’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $584M.   Precious stones, metals, & pearls’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $180M.

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