Tanzania (TZA) and Belgium (BEL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Tanzania-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $183M to Belgium. The main products that Tanzania exported to Belgium were Raw Tobacco ($95.1M), Diamonds ($68.2M), and Coffee ($6.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.25%, from $186M in 2017 to $183M in 2022.

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

Belgium-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $315M to Tanzania. The main products that Belgium exported to Tanzania were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($261M), Malt ($13.3M), and Cars ($3.61M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 22.4%, from $115M in 2017 to $315M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B). 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, Tanzania exported $183M to Belgium. The main products exported from Tanzania to Belgium were Raw Tobacco ($95.1M), Diamonds ($68.2M), and Coffee ($6.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.25%, from $186M in 2017 to $183M in 2022.

In 2017, Belgium exported $315M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Belgium to Tanzania were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($261M), Malt ($13.3M), and Cars ($3.61M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 22.4%, from $115M in 2022 to $315M in 2017.

Exports from Tanzania () to Belgium () (2022)

Exports from Belgium () to Tanzania () (2022)

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Trade between Tanzania () and Belgium ()

Tanzania Exports

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Tanzania
Top DestinationIndia$2.73B

Belgium
Top DestinationGermany$91.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Belgium included Rwanda ($474M), Kenya ($482M), and Burundi ($145M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Belgium

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

During 2022, Tanzania had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of N/A.

During 2017, Belgium had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Chemical Products ($271M), Machines ($14.5M), and Vegetable Products ($13.3M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tanzania Belgium+$7.18MCoffee

Top Product Potential Belgium Tanzania+$5.83MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Tanzania () to Belgium () (2022)

Exports from Belgium () to Tanzania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania () and Belgium ()

Tanzania Exports

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Belgium

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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