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About

Japan-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $6.8B to Belgium. The main products that Japan exported to Belgium were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.48B), Cars ($1.19B), and Medical Instruments ($285M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 0.98%, from $6.47B in 2017 to $6.8B in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to Belgium worth $4.62B, with Services not allocated ($2.31B), Other business services ($1.64B), and Royalties and license fees ($337M) being the largest in terms of value.

Belgium-Japan Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $8.82B to Japan. The main products that Belgium exported to Japan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($6.02B), Packaged Medicaments ($615M), and Cars ($266M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 24.9%,  from $2.9B in 2017 to $8.82B in 2022.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Japan worth $1.08B, with Other business services ($535M), Royalties and license fees ($234M), and Transportation ($167M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). 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, Japan exported $6.8B to Belgium. The main products exported from Japan to Belgium were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.48B), Cars ($1.19B), and Medical Instruments ($285M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 0.98%, from $6.47B in 2017 to $6.8B in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $8.82B to Japan. The main products exported from Belgium to Japan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($6.02B), Packaged Medicaments ($615M), and Cars ($266M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 24.9%, from $2.9B in 2022 to $8.82B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Belgium included China ($135B), United States ($137B), and Chinese Taipei ($50.1B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Belgium

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Transportation ($2.9B), Machines ($1.49B), and Chemical Products ($692M).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Chemical Products ($7.16B), Transportation ($331M), and Machines ($260M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Belgium+$355MCars
Top Product Potential Belgium Japan+$242MPackaged Medicaments

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 2009, Japan exported services to Belgium worth $4.62B, with Services not allocated ($2.31B), Other business services ($1.64B), and Royalties and license fees ($337M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Japan worth $1.08B, with Other business services ($535M), Royalties and license fees ($234M), and Transportation ($167M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Japan (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2009)

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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