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About

Romania-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $1.92B to Belgium. The main products that Romania exported to Belgium were Insulated Wire ($185M), Cars ($164M), and Rapeseed ($138M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 6.8%, from $1.38B in 2017 to $1.92B in 2022.

In 2020, Romania exported services to Belgium worth $1.06B, with Transportation ($551M), Other business services ($202M), and Computer and information services ($148M) being the largest in terms of value.

Belgium-Romania Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $2.8B to Romania. The main products that Belgium exported to Romania were Copper Wire ($244M), Packaged Medicaments ($199M), and Cars ($144M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 9.2%,  from $1.81B in 2017 to $2.8B in 2022.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Romania worth $553M, with Other business services ($182M), Travel ($128M), and Computer and information services ($112M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B). 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, Romania exported $1.92B to Belgium. The main products exported from Romania to Belgium were Insulated Wire ($185M), Cars ($164M), and Rapeseed ($138M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 6.8%, from $1.38B in 2017 to $1.92B in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $2.8B to Romania. The main products exported from Belgium to Romania were Copper Wire ($244M), Packaged Medicaments ($199M), and Cars ($144M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 9.2%, from $1.81B in 2022 to $2.8B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Romania (Flag) and Belgium (Flag)

Romania Exports

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Romania
Top Destination
Germany$18.8B
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Belgium included Hungary ($6.75B), Bulgaria ($3.9B), and Moldova ($2.14B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Romania - Belgium

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Romania had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Machines ($647M), Transportation ($276M), and Vegetable Products ($168M).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Chemical Products ($551M), Metals ($448M), and Machines ($431M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Romania Belgium+$125MCars
Top Product Potential Belgium Romania+$68.1MCars

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, Romania exported services to Belgium worth $1.06B, with Transportation ($551M), Other business services ($202M), and Computer and information services ($148M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Romania worth $553M, with Other business services ($182M), Travel ($128M), and Computer and information services ($112M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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