Belgium

Belgium Exports 2023

Complete list of Belgium's 220 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$432.32B
Total exports (2023)
#14
Global export rank
220
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Belgium exported $432.32 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #14 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 220 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 72.0% of total export value. The leading export was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $34.87 billion 8.1% of the country's export portfolio.

The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All export destinations

220 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.

#Destination2023 export value% of total
1France$82.13B19.00%
2Netherlands$64.44B14.90%
3Germany$59.78B13.83%
4Italy$27.35B6.33%
5USA$22.53B5.21%
6United Kingdom$18.91B4.37%
7Spain$10.70B2.48%
8Poland$9.38B2.17%
9Sweden$9.02B2.09%
10China$7.11B1.64%
11Luxembourg$6.94B1.61%
12Nigeria$5.13B1.19%
13Türkiye$4.69B1.09%
14Switzerland$4.52B1.05%
15Japan$4.06B0.94%
16India$4.03B0.93%
17Denmark$3.86B0.89%
18Czechia$3.81B0.88%
19United Arab Emirates$3.75B0.87%
20Canada$3.53B0.82%
21Portugal$3.50B0.81%
22Austria$3.44B0.79%
23Ireland$3.33B0.77%
24Romania$3.28B0.76%
25Norway$3.23B0.75%
26Brazil$3.15B0.73%
27Hungary$2.98B0.69%
28China, Hong Kong SAR$2.28B0.53%
29Greece$2.21B0.51%
30Saudi Arabia$2.20B0.51%
31Australia$2.13B0.49%
32Russian Federation$2.08B0.48%
33Rep. of Korea$2.00B0.46%
34Finland$1.99B0.46%
35Mexico$1.89B0.44%
36Israel$1.84B0.43%
37Egypt$1.33B0.31%
38Slovakia$1.27B0.29%
39South Africa$1.20B0.28%
40Bulgaria$1.15B0.27%
41Singapore$1.14B0.26%
42Morocco$1.13B0.26%
43Other Asia, nes$1.07B0.25%
44Lithuania$1.03B0.24%
45Viet Nam$860.91M0.20%
46Malaysia$819.26M0.19%
47Slovenia$753.18M0.17%
48Croatia$752.85M0.17%
49Senegal$740.63M0.17%
50Thailand$735.94M0.17%
51Indonesia$693.76M0.16%
52Togo$692.47M0.16%
53Côte d'Ivoire$685.26M0.16%
54Ghana$680.27M0.16%
55Serbia$661.34M0.15%
56Ukraine$660.90M0.15%
57Colombia$621.02M0.14%
58Panama$603.47M0.14%
59Chile$544.04M0.13%
60Algeria$535.61M0.12%
61Dem. Rep. of the Congo$521.11M0.12%
62Latvia$513.92M0.12%
63Philippines$469.79M0.11%
64Pakistan$463.29M0.11%
65Angola$422.76M0.10%
66Guinea$415.87M0.10%
67Oman$407.48M0.09%
68Libya$399.12M0.09%
69Argentina$387.01M0.09%
70Estonia$380.51M0.09%
71Kazakhstan$379.75M0.09%
72Tunisia$373.59M0.09%
73New Zealand$352.85M0.08%
74Cameroon$329.71M0.08%
75Cyprus$318.52M0.07%
76Iraq$299.99M0.07%
77Kuwait$256.98M0.06%
78Iran$249.39M0.06%
79Ethiopia$242.96M0.06%
80Peru$231.11M0.05%
81Jordan$230.31M0.05%
82Bangladesh$228.67M0.05%
83Qatar$226.12M0.05%
84Costa Rica$211.00M0.05%
85Lebanon$202.65M0.05%
86Dominican Rep.$184.05M0.04%
87Madagascar$181.25M0.04%
88Malta$169.45M0.04%
89Iceland$166.88M0.04%
90North Macedonia$165.29M0.04%
91Kenya$160.03M0.04%
92Cambodia$155.17M0.04%
93Gibraltar$154.15M0.04%
94Georgia$148.90M0.03%
95Trinidad and Tobago$148.61M0.03%
96Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$144.86M0.03%
97Uzbekistan$141.90M0.03%
98Mozambique$141.44M0.03%
99Guatemala$141.27M0.03%
100Paraguay$131.41M0.03%
101Bosnia Herzegovina$129.45M0.03%
102Burkina Faso$128.70M0.03%
103Benin$127.80M0.03%
104Brunei Darussalam$126.56M0.03%
105Mauritius$126.52M0.03%
106Mauritania$123.12M0.03%
107Ecuador$123.07M0.03%
108Mali$120.77M0.03%
109Gabon$117.02M0.03%
110Congo$112.38M0.03%
111Bahrain$111.89M0.03%
112United Rep. of Tanzania$101.13M0.02%
113Yemen$100.38M0.02%
114Belarus$96.76M0.02%
115Sudan$85.88M0.02%
116Niger$84.41M0.02%
117Uganda$83.80M0.02%
118Botswana$83.63M0.02%
119Uruguay$81.98M0.02%
120Afghanistan$80.20M0.02%
121Azerbaijan$78.50M0.02%
122Armenia$75.26M0.02%
123Zambia$72.62M0.02%
124Sri Lanka$70.79M0.02%
125Honduras$70.66M0.02%
126Liberia$68.79M0.02%
127Sierra Leone$68.12M0.02%
128Albania$62.26M0.01%
129Rep. of Moldova$60.22M0.01%
130Gambia$57.70M0.01%
131Rwanda$56.33M0.01%
132Malawi$49.70M0.01%
133Central African Rep.$46.50M0.01%
134Cabo Verde$43.94M0.01%
135Myanmar$41.16M0.01%
136Kyrgyzstan$39.50M0.01%
137El Salvador$39.15M0.01%
138Nicaragua$39.08M0.01%
139Jamaica$38.30M0.01%
140Nepal$34.33M0.01%
141Guyana$32.42M0.01%
142Haiti$32.37M0.01%
143Zimbabwe$31.64M0.01%
144Burundi$31.36M0.01%
145Chad$30.54M0.01%
146China, Macao SAR$28.28M0.01%
147French Polynesia$27.25M0.01%
148Mongolia$26.88M0.01%
149Venezuela$26.22M0.01%
150Namibia$25.44M0.01%
151Cuba$24.95M0.01%
152Montenegro$23.84M0.01%
153New Caledonia$22.32M0.01%
154Equatorial Guinea$21.95M0.01%
155Lao People's Dem. Rep.$20.56M0.00%
156Suriname$19.06M0.00%
157Tajikistan$17.81M0.00%
158Maldives$14.73M0.00%
159Djibouti$14.28M0.00%
160Somalia$13.00M0.00%
161Turkmenistan$12.83M0.00%
162Seychelles$11.73M0.00%
163San Marino$10.69M0.00%
164Papua New Guinea$10.28M0.00%
165Syria$10.02M0.00%
166Bahamas$9.83M0.00%
167State of Palestine$9.34M0.00%
168Andorra$8.91M0.00%
169Curaçao$8.06M0.00%
170Comoros$7.44M0.00%
171Barbados$6.95M0.00%
172Guinea-Bissau$6.30M0.00%
173Belize$6.30M0.00%
174Eritrea$5.59M0.00%
175Cayman Isds$4.89M0.00%
176Fiji$4.64M0.00%
177Aruba$4.16M0.00%
178Eswatini$4.03M0.00%
179Lesotho$3.51M0.00%
180South Sudan$2.97M0.00%
181Saint Lucia$2.53M0.00%
182Montserrat$2.18M0.00%
183Dominica$2.11M0.00%
184Solomon Isds$1.95M0.00%
185Timor-Leste$1.95M0.00%
186Grenada$1.76M0.00%
187Sao Tome and Principe$1.69M0.00%
188Samoa$1.59M0.00%
189Saint Maarten$1.56M0.00%
190Antigua and Barbuda$1.56M0.00%
191Greenland$1.34M0.00%
192FS Micronesia$1.29M0.00%
193Bonaire$1.24M0.00%
194Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$1.17M0.00%
195Saint Pierre and Miquelon$936,2030.00%
196Guam$699,9090.00%
197Tonga$582,1190.00%
198Turks and Caicos Isds$572,1070.00%
199Marshall Isds$555,4650.00%
200Tuvalu$516,8730.00%
201Kiribati$471,0250.00%
202Saint Barthélemy$377,4130.00%
203Bermuda$359,9390.00%
204Wallis and Futuna Isds$331,9340.00%
205Saint Kitts and Nevis$317,2850.00%
206Vanuatu$244,4770.00%
207Br. Virgin Isds$203,4730.00%
208Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$189,8650.00%
209Nauru$171,1160.00%
210N. Mariana Isds$139,8870.00%
211Anguilla$138,3130.00%
212Cook Isds$99,9600.00%
213Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$58,6090.00%
214American Samoa$45,2980.00%
215Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$34,3840.00%
216Tokelau$30,6690.00%
217Bhutan$25,3530.00%
218Norfolk Isds$17,2380.00%
219Saint Helena$14,6490.00%
220Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$5,8390.00%

Top export products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$34.87B8.07%
2271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$31.06B7.18%
3300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$20.24B4.68%
4300220Vaccines: for human medicine$15.40B3.56%
5870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$10.51B2.43%
6300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$9.25B2.14%
7710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$6.81B1.57%
8870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$4.46B1.03%
9200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$4.10B0.95%
10710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set$3.94B0.91%
11870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$3.40B0.79%
12382600Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$3.29B0.76%
13870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$3.15B0.73%
14870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$2.25B0.52%
15870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$2.20B0.51%
16190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$2.12B0.49%
17271600Electrical energy$2.10B0.49%
18870360Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$2.09B0.48%
19220300Beer: made from malt$1.93B0.45%
20180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg$1.88B0.43%
21300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$1.78B0.41%
22721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$1.76B0.41%
23293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934$1.67B0.39%
24740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$1.59B0.37%
25390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$1.55B0.36%
26730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$1.54B0.36%
27740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$1.51B0.35%
28711021Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form$1.48B0.34%
29180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$1.48B0.34%
30382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$1.44B0.33%
31901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$1.43B0.33%
32390230Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary forms$1.38B0.32%
33720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$1.36B0.31%
34230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$1.33B0.31%
35640411Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$1.27B0.29%
36842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$1.24B0.29%
37210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$1.24B0.29%
38390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$1.23B0.28%
39390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$1.23B0.28%
40841480Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414$1.20B0.28%
41711031Metals: rhodium, unwrought or in powder form$1.18B0.27%
42340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$1.14B0.26%
43870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$1.13B0.26%
44270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707$1.12B0.26%
45020311Meat: of swine, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled$1.07B0.25%
46710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$1.06B0.24%
47870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$1.05B0.24%
48901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$1.04B0.24%
49870790Vehicles: bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701, 8702, 8704 or 8705$1.03B0.24%
50390690Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms$1.01B0.23%
51392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$1.00B0.23%
52870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$997.54M0.23%
53870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$992.61M0.23%
54843351Combine harvester-threshers$981.14M0.23%
55330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$970.05M0.22%
56640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$956.42M0.22%
57390720Polyethers: in primary forms, excluding polyacetals$945.10M0.22%
58293729Steroidal hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone), prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone), halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal hormones, oestrogen and progestogens$922.58M0.21%
59854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$917.89M0.21%
60841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof$908.88M0.21%
61890120Tankers$895.52M0.21%
62170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$885.40M0.20%
63854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$861.29M0.20%
64850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$853.73M0.20%
65722592Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically)$848.45M0.20%
66760612Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)$845.80M0.20%
67381121Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$817.05M0.19%
68020713Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled$796.74M0.18%
69711011Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form$792.03M0.18%
70851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$783.88M0.18%
71870850Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereof$765.61M0.18%
72390931Amino-resins: n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)$748.23M0.17%
73902131Artificial parts of the body$748.15M0.17%
74870840Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof$717.45M0.17%
75220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher$699.56M0.16%
76321410Mastics: painters' fillings$693.35M0.16%
77902139Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial joints$691.76M0.16%
78391810Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles$691.56M0.16%
79293379Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)$686.97M0.16%
80382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$686.07M0.16%
81190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa$684.29M0.16%
82380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$682.62M0.16%
83293339Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3$674.70M0.16%
84841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$673.64M0.16%
85880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$670.57M0.16%
86721913Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm$663.43M0.15%
87721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics$658.07M0.15%
88040510Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter$654.38M0.15%
89401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$653.42M0.15%
90848340Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters$649.79M0.15%
91300390Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)$648.42M0.15%
92300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$647.07M0.15%
93300290Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products$626.81M0.14%
94310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium$620.55M0.14%
95843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$619.31M0.14%
96851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$601.02M0.14%
97210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$592.23M0.14%
98151790Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516$585.39M0.14%
99340290Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale$585.01M0.14%
100721912Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm$582.14M0.13%