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About

Belgium-Angola Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $411M to Angola. The main products that Belgium exported to Angola were Refined Petroleum ($183M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($30.4M), and Cars ($13.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 8.11%, from $279M in 2017 to $411M in 2022.

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

Angola-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Angola exported $1.26B to Belgium. The main products that Angola exported to Belgium were Diamonds ($1.05B), Petroleum Gas ($175M), and Refined Petroleum ($19.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Angola to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 32.5%,  from $307M in 2017 to $1.26B in 2022.

In 2022, Angola 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, Angola ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.55), and 58 in total exports ($54.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Belgium exported $411M to Angola. The main products exported from Belgium to Angola were Refined Petroleum ($183M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($30.4M), and Cars ($13.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 8.11%, from $279M in 2017 to $411M in 2022.

In 2017, Angola exported $1.26B to Belgium. The main products exported from Angola to Belgium were Diamonds ($1.05B), Petroleum Gas ($175M), and Refined Petroleum ($19.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Angola to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 32.5%, from $307M in 2022 to $1.26B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Angola
Top Destination
China$21.8B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Angola than Belgium included China ($21.8B), Indonesia ($884M), and Malawi ($97.6M).

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Angola

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Angola in the exports of Mineral Products ($184M), Chemical Products ($69.7M), and Machines ($50.5M).

During 2017, Angola had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.05B), Mineral Products ($199M), and Machines ($6.78M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Angola+$9.95MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Angola Belgium+$22.8MRefined 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 Angola. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Angola. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Angola indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium.

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

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