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About

Ecuador-Belgium Trade: In 2023, Ecuador exported $129M to Belgium. The main products that Ecuador exported to Belgium were Bananas ($67.5M), Cocoa Beans ($18M), and Crustaceans ($12.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.59%, from $192M in 2018 to $129M in 2023.

In 2023, Ecuador did not export any services to Belgium.

Belgium-Ecuador Trade: In 2023, Belgium exported $123M to Ecuador. The main products that Belgium exported to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($14M), Organo-Sulfur Compounds ($11.1M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($8.15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.09%,  from $144M in 2018 to $123M in 2023.

In 2023, Belgium did not export any services to Ecuador.

Comparison: In 2023,  Ecuador ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 65 in total exports ($37.3B). That same year, Belgium ranked 20 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.23), and 13 in total exports ($437B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Ecuador exported $129M to Belgium. The main products exported from Ecuador to Belgium were Bananas ($67.5M), Cocoa Beans ($18M), and Crustaceans ($12.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ecuador to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.59%, from $192M in 2018 to $129M in 2023.

In 2018, Belgium exported $123M to Ecuador. The main products exported from Belgium to Ecuador were Packaged Medicaments ($14M), Organo-Sulfur Compounds ($11.1M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($8.15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Ecuador have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.09%, from $144M in 2023 to $123M in 2018.

Exports from Ecuador (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Ecuador (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ecuador
Top Destination
United States$8.34B
Belgium
Top Destination
France$85.6B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ecuador than Belgium included Panama ($4.38B), Peru ($1.15B), and China ($7.96B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Belgium than Ecuador included France ($85.6B), Netherlands ($67.3B), and Germany ($60.8B).

Difference in imports from Belgium (Flag) and Ecuador (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ecuador - Belgium

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Ecuador had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Vegetable Products ($78.7M), Foodstuffs ($35.4M), and Animal Products ($13.2M).

During 2018, Belgium had a large net trade with Ecuador in the exports of Chemical Products ($61.2M), Foodstuffs ($16.9M), and Machines ($11.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Ecuador Belgium+$9.75MCrustaceans
Top Product Potential Belgium Ecuador+$12.5MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

Product Space of Ecuador (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2023)

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