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About

Spain-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $11.3B to Belgium. The main products that Spain exported to Belgium were Cars ($1.68B), Refined Petroleum ($1.08B), and Delivery Trucks ($469M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 5.72%, from $8.55B in 2017 to $11.3B in 2022.

In 2020, Spain exported services to Belgium worth $789M, with Travel ($789M) being the largest in terms of value.

Belgium-Spain Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $11.7B to Spain. The main products that Belgium exported to Spain were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.2B), Packaged Medicaments ($782M), and Cars ($710M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 6.4%,  from $8.56B in 2017 to $11.7B in 2022.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Spain worth $1.92B, with Other business services ($810M), Transportation ($386M), and Computer and information services ($257M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B). That same year, Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Spain exported $11.3B to Belgium. The main products exported from Spain to Belgium were Cars ($1.68B), Refined Petroleum ($1.08B), and Delivery Trucks ($469M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 5.72%, from $8.55B in 2017 to $11.3B in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $11.7B to Spain. The main products exported from Belgium to Spain were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.2B), Packaged Medicaments ($782M), and Cars ($710M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 6.4%, from $8.56B in 2022 to $11.7B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$65.2B
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Belgium included Portugal ($34.9B), Morocco ($12.1B), and Italy ($32.1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Spain included Germany ($91.9B), Netherlands ($65.7B), and United States ($29B).

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

Comparative Advantage Spain - Belgium

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Spain had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Transportation ($2.9B), Mineral Products ($1.47B), and Chemical Products ($1.45B).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.63B), Transportation ($1.49B), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.08B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Spain Belgium+$202MCars
Top Product Potential Belgium Spain+$234MCars

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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Spain exported services to Belgium worth $789M, with Travel ($789M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Spain worth $1.92B, with Other business services ($810M), Transportation ($386M), and Computer and information services ($257M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Spain (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2020)

Services Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Spain and Belgium. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain.

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

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