Burundi (BDI) and Belgium (BEL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Burundi-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Burundi exported $3.61M to Belgium. The main products that Burundi exported to Belgium were Coffee ($2.08M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($807k), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($141k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burundi to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.1%, from $6.87M in 2017 to $3.61M in 2022.

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

Belgium-Burundi Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $37M to Burundi. The main products that Belgium exported to Burundi were Packaged Medicaments ($5.79M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.61M), and Malt ($5.48M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 0.2%, from $36.6M in 2017 to $37M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Burundi ranked 190 in total exports ($187M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Burundi exported $3.61M to Belgium. The main products exported from Burundi to Belgium were Coffee ($2.08M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($807k), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($141k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burundi to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.1%, from $6.87M in 2017 to $3.61M in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $37M to Burundi. The main products exported from Belgium to Burundi were Packaged Medicaments ($5.79M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($5.61M), and Malt ($5.48M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Burundi have increased at an annualized rate of 0.2%, from $36.6M in 2022 to $37M in 2017.

Exports from Burundi () to Belgium () (2022)

Exports from Belgium () to Burundi () (2022)

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Trade between Burundi () and Belgium ()

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Burundi
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$59.9M

Belgium
Top DestinationGermany$91.9B

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

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

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

Difference in imports from Belgium () and Burundi () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Burundi - Belgium

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

During 2022, Burundi had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.44M), Mineral Products ($822k), and Miscellaneous ($134k).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Burundi in the exports of Chemical Products ($13.8M), Machines ($6.39M), and Vegetable Products ($5.55M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Burundi Belgium+$2.47MCoffee

Top Product Potential Belgium Burundi+$1.5MPackaged 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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Burundi () to Belgium () (2022)

Exports from Belgium () to Burundi () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Burundi () and Belgium ()

Burundi Exports

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Belgium () and Burundi () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Burundi - Belgium

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Burundi () and Belgium () (2022)

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