Niger (NER) and Belgium (BEL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Niger-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Niger exported $788k to Belgium. The main products that Niger exported to Belgium were Scrap Copper ($722k), Plastic Housewares ($12.9k), and Acyclic Alcohols ($11.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Niger to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $416k in 2017 to $788k in 2022.

In 2022, Niger did not export any services to Belgium.

Belgium-Niger Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $85.4M to Niger. The main products that Belgium exported to Niger were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($32.6M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.8M), and Cars ($7.14M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Niger have increased at an annualized rate of 4.82%, from $67.5M in 2017 to $85.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Belgium did not export any services to Niger.

Comparison: In 2022, Niger ranked 97 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.71), and 136 in total exports ($3.24B). 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

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In 2022, Niger exported $788k to Belgium. The main products exported from Niger to Belgium were Scrap Copper ($722k), Plastic Housewares ($12.9k), and Acyclic Alcohols ($11.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Niger to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $416k in 2017 to $788k in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $85.4M to Niger. The main products exported from Belgium to Niger were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($32.6M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.8M), and Cars ($7.14M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Niger have increased at an annualized rate of 4.82%, from $67.5M in 2022 to $85.4M in 2017.

Exports from Niger () to Belgium () (2022)

Exports from Belgium () to Niger () (2022)

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Trade between Niger () and Belgium ()

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Niger
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.23B

Belgium
Top DestinationGermany$91.9B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Niger than from Belgium.

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

Difference in imports from Belgium () and Niger () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Niger - Belgium

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

During 2022, Niger had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Metals ($725k), Plastics and Rubbers ($13.3k), and Machines ($13.1k).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Niger in the exports of Chemical Products ($36.6M), Transportation ($27.8M), and Foodstuffs ($10.7M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Niger Belgium+$474kScrap Copper

Top Product Potential Belgium Niger+$5.69MVaccines, 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Niger () to Belgium () (2022)

Exports from Belgium () to Niger () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Niger () and Belgium ()

Niger Exports

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Belgium () and Niger () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Niger - Belgium

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Niger () and Belgium () (2022)

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