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About

Latvia-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Latvia exported $301M to Belgium. The main products that Latvia exported to Belgium were Sawn Wood ($37M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($36.7M), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($31.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Latvia to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 9.39%, from $192M in 2017 to $301M in 2022.

In 2020, Latvia exported services to Belgium worth $76.5M, with Transportation ($53.7M), Other business services ($16M), and Communications services ($3.43M) being the largest in terms of value.

Belgium-Latvia Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $475M to Latvia. The main products that Belgium exported to Latvia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($48.4M), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($25.8M), and Iron Ingots ($21.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Latvia have increased at an annualized rate of 9.16%,  from $306M in 2017 to $475M in 2022.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Latvia worth $37.7M, with Other business services ($13.7M), Transportation ($12.6M), and Travel ($5.71M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison In 2022,  Latvia ranked 75 in total exports ($22.9B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. 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, Latvia exported $301M to Belgium. The main products exported from Latvia to Belgium were Sawn Wood ($37M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($36.7M), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($31.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Latvia to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 9.39%, from $192M in 2017 to $301M in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $475M to Latvia. The main products exported from Belgium to Latvia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($48.4M), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($25.8M), and Iron Ingots ($21.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Latvia have increased at an annualized rate of 9.16%, from $306M in 2022 to $475M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Latvia (Flag) and Belgium (Flag)

Latvia Exports

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Latvia
Top Destination
Lithuania$4.09B
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Latvia than Belgium included Lithuania ($4.09B), Estonia ($2.26B), and Belarus ($194M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Latvia - Belgium

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Latvia had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Wood Products ($97.6M), Chemical Products ($52.9M), and Transportation ($40M).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Latvia in the exports of Chemical Products ($114M), Machines ($60.9M), and Metals ($53.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Latvia Belgium+$8MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential Belgium Latvia+$11.2MCars

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, Latvia exported services to Belgium worth $76.5M, with Transportation ($53.7M), Other business services ($16M), and Communications services ($3.43M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Latvia worth $37.7M, with Other business services ($13.7M), Transportation ($12.6M), and Travel ($5.71M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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