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92.1%CURRENT US$
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23%CURRENT US$
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73.1%CURRENT US$
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About

India-Belgium Trade: In 2023, India exported $4.82B to Belgium. The main products that India exported to Belgium were Diamonds ($2.2B), Packaged Medicaments ($158M), and Refined Petroleum ($154M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 0.94%, from $4.6B in 2018 to $4.82B in 2023.

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

Belgium-India Trade: In 2023, Belgium exported $3.92B to India. The main products that Belgium exported to India were Diamonds ($1.78B), Scrap Iron ($163M), and Looms ($114M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.1%,  from $9.39B in 2018 to $3.92B in 2023.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to India worth $312M, with Other business services ($109M), Computer and information services ($82.2M), and Transportation ($80M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  India ranked 39 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.65), and 12 in total exports ($441B). 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, India exported $4.82B to Belgium. The main products exported from India to Belgium were Diamonds ($2.2B), Packaged Medicaments ($158M), and Refined Petroleum ($154M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 0.94%, from $4.6B in 2018 to $4.82B in 2023.

In 2018, Belgium exported $3.92B to India. The main products exported from Belgium to India were Diamonds ($1.78B), Scrap Iron ($163M), and Looms ($114M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.1%, from $9.39B in 2023 to $3.92B in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
India
Top Destination
United States$85.5B
Belgium
Top Destination
France$85.6B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from India than Belgium included United States ($85.5B), United Arab Emirates ($28.8B), and Bangladesh ($11.3B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage India - Belgium

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, India had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Precious Metals ($2.35B), Chemical Products ($818M), and Metals ($329M).

During 2018, Belgium had a large net trade with India in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.8B), Chemical Products ($516M), and Machines ($446M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential India Belgium+$827MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Belgium India+$224MRefined Petroleum

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, Belgium exported services to India worth $312M, with Other business services ($109M), Computer and information services ($82.2M), and Transportation ($80M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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