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About

Belgium-Madagascar Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $125M to Madagascar. The main products that Belgium exported to Madagascar were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($32.5M), Delivery Trucks ($11.8M), and Cars ($8.26M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Madagascar have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $57M in 2017 to $125M in 2022.

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

Madagascar-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Madagascar exported $36.6M to Belgium. The main products that Madagascar exported to Belgium were Raw Nickel ($10.6M), Vanilla ($6.24M), and Cocoa Beans ($3.01M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Madagascar to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 8.49%,  from $24.3M in 2017 to $36.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Madagascar 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, Madagascar ranked 115 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 133 in total exports ($4.25B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
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In 2022, Belgium exported $125M to Madagascar. The main products exported from Belgium to Madagascar were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($32.5M), Delivery Trucks ($11.8M), and Cars ($8.26M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Madagascar have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $57M in 2017 to $125M in 2022.

In 2017, Madagascar exported $36.6M to Belgium. The main products exported from Madagascar to Belgium were Raw Nickel ($10.6M), Vanilla ($6.24M), and Cocoa Beans ($3.01M). During the last 5 years the exports of Madagascar to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 8.49%, from $24.3M in 2022 to $36.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Madagascar
Top Destination
United States$756M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Madagascar than Belgium included Comoros ($7.03M) and Turks and Caicos Islands ($322k).

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Madagascar

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Madagascar in the exports of Chemical Products ($43.6M), Transportation ($27.3M), and Machines ($22.4M).

During 2017, Madagascar had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Vegetable Products ($11M), Metals ($10.9M), and Foodstuffs ($4.61M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Madagascar+$4.64MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Madagascar Belgium+$7.29MRaw Nickel

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

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

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