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About

Belgium-Spain Trade: In 2023, Belgium exported $10.5B to Spain. The main products that Belgium exported to Spain were Packaged Medicaments ($736M), Refined Petroleum ($511M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($503M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 3.63%, from $8.81B in 2018 to $10.5B in 2023.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Spain worth $1.92B, with Other business services ($810M), Transportation ($386M), and Computer and information services ($257M) being the largest in terms of value.

Spain-Belgium Trade: In 2023, Spain exported $10.8B to Belgium. The main products that Spain exported to Belgium were Cars ($1.67B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($962M), and Delivery Trucks ($624M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 4.57%,  from $8.61B in 2018 to $10.8B in 2023.

In 2020, Spain exported services to Belgium worth $789M, with Travel ($789M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Belgium ranked 20 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.23), and 13 in total exports ($437B). That same year, Spain ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.86), and 16 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, Belgium exported $10.5B to Spain. The main products exported from Belgium to Spain were Packaged Medicaments ($736M), Refined Petroleum ($511M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($503M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 3.63%, from $8.81B in 2018 to $10.5B in 2023.

In 2018, Spain exported $10.8B to Belgium. The main products exported from Spain to Belgium were Cars ($1.67B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($962M), and Delivery Trucks ($624M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 4.57%, from $8.61B in 2023 to $10.8B in 2018.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Spain (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
France$85.6B
Spain
Top Destination
France$61.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Belgium than Spain included Netherlands ($67.3B), France ($85.6B), and Germany ($60.8B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Spain than Belgium included Portugal ($38.1B), Morocco ($11.7B), and United Kingdom ($25.5B).

Difference in imports from Spain (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Spain

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Scale

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

During 2023, Belgium had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Chemical Products ($2.84B), Foodstuffs ($1.21B), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.16B).

During 2018, Spain had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Transportation ($2.71B), Chemical Products ($2.29B), and Metals ($963M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Spain+$234MCars
Top Product Potential Spain Belgium+$202MCars

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, Belgium exported services to Spain worth $1.92B, with Other business services ($810M), Transportation ($386M), and Computer and information services ($257M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Spain exported services to Belgium worth $789M, with Travel ($789M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2023)

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