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About

Singapore-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Singapore exported $4.49B to Belgium. The main products that Singapore exported to Belgium were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($1.05B), Oxygen Amino Compounds ($785M), and Glass Working Machines ($651M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Singapore to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 2.59%, from $3.96B in 2017 to $4.49B in 2022.

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

Belgium-Singapore Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $1.68B to Singapore. The main products that Belgium exported to Singapore were Diamonds ($290M), Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($276M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($180M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 7.33%,  from $1.18B in 2017 to $1.68B in 2022.

In 2020, Belgium exported services to Singapore worth $1.54B, with Transportation ($668M), Other business services ($661M), and Royalties and license fees ($86.8M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Singapore ranked 6 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.68), and 21 in total exports ($379B). 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, Singapore exported $4.49B to Belgium. The main products exported from Singapore to Belgium were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($1.05B), Oxygen Amino Compounds ($785M), and Glass Working Machines ($651M). During the last 5 years the exports of Singapore to Belgium have increased at an annualized rate of 2.59%, from $3.96B in 2017 to $4.49B in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $1.68B to Singapore. The main products exported from Belgium to Singapore were Diamonds ($290M), Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($276M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($180M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 7.33%, from $1.18B in 2022 to $1.68B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Singapore (Flag) and Belgium (Flag)

Singapore Exports

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Singapore
Top Destination
Hong Kong$51.6B
Belgium
Top Destination
Germany$91.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Singapore than Belgium included Hong Kong ($51.6B), China ($51.2B), and Malaysia ($35.9B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Singapore - Belgium

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Singapore had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Chemical Products ($2.84B), Machines ($952M), and Metals ($239M).

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Singapore in the exports of Mineral Products ($420M), Chemical Products ($417M), and Precious Metals ($295M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
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Top Product Potential Singapore Belgium+$57.4MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Belgium Singapore+$206MRefined 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 Singapore worth $1.54B, with Transportation ($668M), Other business services ($661M), and Royalties and license fees ($86.8M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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