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About

Belgium-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $2.15B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Belgium exported to Saudi Arabia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($646M), Packaged Medicaments ($169M), and Other Frozen Vegetables ($119M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $1.21B in 2017 to $2.15B in 2022.

In 2022, Belgium did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $1.46B to Belgium. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Belgium were Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($346M), Ethylene Polymers ($296M), and Refined Petroleum ($240M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.37%,  from $2.03B in 2017 to $1.46B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $2.15B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Belgium to Saudi Arabia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($646M), Packaged Medicaments ($169M), and Other Frozen Vegetables ($119M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $1.21B in 2017 to $2.15B in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $1.46B to Belgium. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Belgium were Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($346M), Ethylene Polymers ($296M), and Refined Petroleum ($240M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.37%, from $2.03B in 2022 to $1.46B in 2017.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Belgium included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and South Korea ($36B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.21B), Foodstuffs ($218M), and Machines ($195M).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Chemical Products ($602M), Plastics and Rubbers ($553M), and Mineral Products ($255M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Saudi Arabia+$78.8MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Belgium+$226MRefined 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 Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium.

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

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