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90.9%CURRENT US$
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11%CURRENT US$
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About

Belgium-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $315M to Tanzania. The main products that Belgium exported to Tanzania were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($261M), Malt ($13.3M), and Cars ($3.61M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 22.4%, from $115M in 2017 to $315M in 2022.

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

Tanzania-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $183M to Belgium. The main products that Tanzania exported to Belgium were Raw Tobacco ($95.1M), Diamonds ($68.2M), and Coffee ($6.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.25%,  from $186M in 2017 to $183M in 2022.

In 2022, Tanzania 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, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $315M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Belgium to Tanzania were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($261M), Malt ($13.3M), and Cars ($3.61M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 22.4%, from $115M in 2017 to $315M in 2022.

In 2017, Tanzania exported $183M to Belgium. The main products exported from Tanzania to Belgium were Raw Tobacco ($95.1M), Diamonds ($68.2M), and Coffee ($6.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.25%, from $186M in 2022 to $183M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Belgium included Rwanda ($474M), Kenya ($482M), and Burundi ($145M).

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

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Tanzania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Chemical Products ($271M), Machines ($14.5M), and Vegetable Products ($13.3M).

During 2017, Tanzania had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Foodstuffs ($98.2M), Precious Metals ($73.2M), and Vegetable Products ($8.05M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Tanzania+$5.83MCars
Top Product Potential Tanzania Belgium+$7.18MCoffee

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

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

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