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About

Belgium-Sudan Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $170M to Sudan. The main products that Belgium exported to Sudan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($132M), Malt Extract ($5.71M), and Animal Food ($5.62M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Sudan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $83.3M in 2017 to $170M in 2022.

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

Sudan-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Sudan exported $3.6M to Belgium. The main products that Sudan exported to Belgium were Raw Lead ($1.91M), Insect Resins ($946k), and Sorghum ($602k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sudan to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 21.1%,  from $11.8M in 2017 to $3.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Sudan 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, Sudan ranked 123 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.35), and 123 in total exports ($5.52B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $170M to Sudan. The main products exported from Belgium to Sudan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($132M), Malt Extract ($5.71M), and Animal Food ($5.62M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Sudan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $83.3M in 2017 to $170M in 2022.

In 2017, Sudan exported $3.6M to Belgium. The main products exported from Sudan to Belgium were Raw Lead ($1.91M), Insect Resins ($946k), and Sorghum ($602k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sudan to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 21.1%, from $11.8M in 2022 to $3.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Sudan
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.38B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Sudan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Sudan in the exports of Chemical Products ($140M), Foodstuffs ($12.1M), and Machines ($6.22M).

During 2017, Sudan had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Metals ($2.04M), Vegetable Products ($1.55M), and Precious Metals ($3.65k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Sudan+$6.76MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Sudan Belgium+$486kScrap 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 Sudan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sudan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Sudan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium.

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

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