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Merchandise exports — Belgium

Merchandise exports in Belgium in 2025 — 568,105,000,000 US$. Ranked 12 in the world out of 205. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 217.1%.

2025 568B US$ +2.44% vs 2024
World rank 12of 205
Period maximum 638B US$2022
Period minimum 179B US$1999

Trend over time

1999–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Belgium, 1999–20250200B400B600B800B19992002200520082011201420172020202320251999: 179,152,000,000 US$2000: 188,371,000,000 US$2001: 190,349,000,000 US$2002: 216,127,000,000 US$2003: 255,617,000,000 US$2004: 306,866,000,000 US$2005: 334,400,000,000 US$2006: 366,745,000,000 US$2007: 430,952,000,000 US$2008: 471,840,000,000 US$2009: 370,125,000,000 US$2010: 407,692,000,000 US$2011: 475,672,000,000 US$2012: 445,939,000,000 US$2013: 468,760,000,000 US$2014: 472,192,000,000 US$2015: 396,841,000,000 US$2016: 398,134,000,000 US$2017: 429,645,000,000 US$2018: 468,213,000,000 US$2019: 446,910,000,000 US$2020: 422,655,000,000 US$2021: 551,478,000,000 US$2022: 638,282,000,000 US$2023: 578,515,000,000 US$2024: 554,582,000,000 US$2025: 568,105,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +389B (+217.11%) Average annual rate: 4.54 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 568B US$
World 26.39T US$
Europe & Central Asia 9.97T US$
Western Europe computed 4.8T US$
High-income countries computed 16.71T US$
Merchandise exports — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 568B +13.52B +2.44%
2024 555B −23.93B −4.14%
2023 579B −59.77B −9.36%
2022 638B +86.8B +15.74%
2021 551B +129B +30.48%
2020 423B −24.26B −5.43%
2019 447B −21.3B −4.55%
2018 468B +38.57B +8.98%
2017 430B +31.51B +7.91%
2016 398B +1.29B +0.33%
2015 397B −75.35B −15.96%
2014 472B +3.43B +0.73%
2013 469B +22.82B +5.12%
2012 446B −29.73B −6.25%
2011 476B +67.98B +16.67%
2010 408B +37.57B +10.15%
2009 370B −102B −21.56%
2008 472B +40.89B +9.49%
2007 431B +64.21B +17.51%
2006 367B +32.35B +9.67%
2005 334B +27.53B +8.97%
2004 307B +51.25B +20.05%
2003 256B +39.49B +18.27%
2002 216B +25.78B +13.54%
2001 190B +1.98B +1.05%
2000 188B +9.22B +5.15%
1999 179B — —

Western Europe, 2025

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DE Germany 1.76T NL Netherlands 989B FR France 683B BE Belgium 568B CH Switzerland 554B AT Austria 222B LU Luxembourg 18.39B
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About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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