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23%CURRENT US$
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16.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Belgium-South Korea Trade: In 2023, Belgium exported $2B to South Korea. The main products that Belgium exported to South Korea were Packaged Medicaments ($433M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($198M), and Platinum ($137M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 5.63%, from $1.52B in 2018 to $2B in 2023.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to South Korea worth $381M, with Royalties and license fees ($155M), Other business services ($122M), and Transportation ($66.2M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Korea-Belgium Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $3.19B to Belgium. The main products that South Korea exported to Belgium were Large Construction Vehicles ($581M), Cars ($473M), and Passenger and Cargo Ships ($280M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 9.2%,  from $2.06B in 2018 to $3.19B in 2023.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to Belgium worth $206M, with Transportation ($149M), Other business services ($23.1M), and Insurance services ($20.1M) 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, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85), and 5 in total exports ($645B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Belgium exported $2B to South Korea. The main products exported from Belgium to South Korea were Packaged Medicaments ($433M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($198M), and Platinum ($137M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 5.63%, from $1.52B in 2018 to $2B in 2023.

In 2018, South Korea exported $3.19B to Belgium. The main products exported from South Korea to Belgium were Large Construction Vehicles ($581M), Cars ($473M), and Passenger and Cargo Ships ($280M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 9.2%, from $2.06B in 2023 to $3.19B in 2018.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
France$85.6B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Korea than Belgium included China ($162B), United States ($118B), and Chinese Taipei ($28.2B).

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Belgium - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Belgium had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Chemical Products ($942M), Machines ($208M), and Metals ($166M).

During 2018, South Korea had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Machines ($1.2B), Transportation ($808M), and Chemical Products ($396M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium South Korea+$193MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential South Korea Belgium+$271MCars

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 South Korea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Korea. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium.

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2023)

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