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About

Belgium-Niger Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $85.4M to Niger. The main products that Belgium exported to Niger were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($32.6M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.8M), and Cars ($7.14M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Niger have increased at an annualized rate of 4.82%, from $67.5M in 2017 to $85.4M in 2022.

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

Niger-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Niger exported $788k to Belgium. The main products that Niger exported to Belgium were Scrap Copper ($722k), Plastic Housewares ($12.9k), and Acyclic Alcohols ($11.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Niger to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%,  from $416k in 2017 to $788k in 2022.

In 2022, Niger 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, Niger ranked 97 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.71), and 136 in total exports ($3.24B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $85.4M to Niger. The main products exported from Belgium to Niger were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($32.6M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.8M), and Cars ($7.14M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Niger have increased at an annualized rate of 4.82%, from $67.5M in 2017 to $85.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Niger exported $788k to Belgium. The main products exported from Niger to Belgium were Scrap Copper ($722k), Plastic Housewares ($12.9k), and Acyclic Alcohols ($11.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Niger to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $416k in 2022 to $788k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Niger
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.23B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Niger

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Niger in the exports of Chemical Products ($36.6M), Transportation ($27.8M), and Foodstuffs ($10.7M).

During 2017, Niger had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Metals ($725k), Plastics and Rubbers ($13.3k), and Machines ($13.1k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Niger+$5.69MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Niger Belgium+$474kScrap Copper

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

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

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