Belgium
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Trade in Belgium
| Belgium was the world’s 13th largest exporter of goods and 17th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $567738 and $148225 million USD respectively. Belgium’s top export category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products, and agricultural products. In 2023, Belgium’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Germany, Netherlands and France, with trade representing 159.02 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Belgium is the world’s 15th largest importer of goods and 14th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $536812 and $159007 million USD respectively in 2025. Belgium’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products. Leading import partners were Netherlands, Germany and France. Belgium is part of 48 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with EU – Albania, and EU – Algeria. |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Kingdom of Belgium |
Abbreviation |
BE |
Capital |
City of Brussels |
WTO Membership Date |
1 January 1995 |
Legal System |
civil law system based on the French Civil Code; note - Belgian law continues to be modified in conformance with the legislative norms mandated by the European Union; judicial review of legislative acts |
Language |
Dutch, French, German |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Euro |
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Exchange Rate |
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GTFP Confirming Banks Through the IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international banks in the Program that can broaden access to finance and reduce cash collateral requirements. This extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade finance by providing risk mitigation on a per-transaction basis in challenging markets where trade lines may be limited. |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
ePing alert |
Links to other helpful resourcesThis section includes additional links to trade-related resources. |
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National Tariff Finder |
https://eservices.minfin.fgov.be/extTariffBrowser/Browser |
Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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