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About

Belgium-Thailand Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $980M to Thailand. The main products that Belgium exported to Thailand were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($244M), Diamonds ($92.8M), and Packaged Medicaments ($67.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $1.18B in 2017 to $980M in 2022.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Thailand worth $66.2M, with Other business services ($40M), Transportation ($13.7M), and Travel ($6.85M) being the largest in terms of value.

Thailand-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Thailand exported $1.87B to Belgium. The main products that Thailand exported to Belgium were Motorcycles and cycles ($365M), Diamonds ($165M), and Integrated Circuits ($75M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 5.82%,  from $1.41B in 2017 to $1.87B in 2022.

In 2022, Thailand 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, Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 27 in total exports ($312B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $980M to Thailand. The main products exported from Belgium to Thailand were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($244M), Diamonds ($92.8M), and Packaged Medicaments ($67.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $1.18B in 2017 to $980M in 2022.

In 2017, Thailand exported $1.87B to Belgium. The main products exported from Thailand to Belgium were Motorcycles and cycles ($365M), Diamonds ($165M), and Integrated Circuits ($75M). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 5.82%, from $1.41B in 2022 to $1.87B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Thailand
Top Destination
United States$53.4B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Thailand than Belgium included China ($35.3B), United States ($53.4B), and Japan ($24.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Thailand

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Chemical Products ($444M), Machines ($115M), and Precious Metals ($103M).

During 2017, Thailand had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Transportation ($447M), Machines ($432M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($200M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Belgium Thailand+$45.4MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Thailand Belgium+$52.2MIntegrated Circuits

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

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

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