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Where does Belgium get its batteries? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Belgium imported $2 billion of batteries (161 thousand tonnes), 1.3% of the world total. Its main sources were China (27%), Hungary (19%) and South Korea (11%). Belgium was the world’s 21st-largest importer of batteries.

Summary

Value
$2billion
Tonnes
161thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.3%
World rank
21st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China533Tonnes: 27,102USD per tonne: $19,64826.9%Sea
Hungary378Tonnes: 8,944USD per tonne: $42,27019.1%Sea
South Korea212Tonnes: 8,051USD per tonne: $26,31510.7%Sea
Netherlands re-exports169Tonnes: 39,029USD per tonne: $4,3208.5%Land
Poland163Tonnes: 14,450USD per tonne: $11,2698.2%Sea
Germany160Tonnes: 19,426USD per tonne: $8,2148.1%Land
France84.8Tonnes: 19,413USD per tonne: $4,3674.3%Land
Finland82.9Tonnes: 927USD per tonne: $89,3904.2%Air
Sweden51.5Tonnes: 5,193USD per tonne: $9,9152.6%Sea
Italy25.8Tonnes: 3,410USD per tonne: $7,5701.3%Sea
United States24.5Tonnes: 2,932USD per tonne: $8,3651.2%Sea
Japan18.9Tonnes: 1,019USD per tonne: $18,5430.95%Sea
Austria12.8Tonnes: 368USD per tonne: $34,7980.65%Air
Czechia10Tonnes: 200USD per tonne: $49,9680.5%Air
Spain7.9Tonnes: 1,476USD per tonne: $5,3440.4%Sea
Mexico5Tonnes: 191USD per tonne: $26,4330.25%Air
Greece4.7Tonnes: 1,319USD per tonne: $3,5950.24%Sea
Turkey3.9Tonnes: 1,696USD per tonne: $2,3170.2%Sea
Romania3.8Tonnes: 63USD per tonne: $61,3020.19%Air
Slovenia3.3Tonnes: 983USD per tonne: $3,3630.17%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 0.53
  • Hungary 0.38
  • South Korea 0.21
  • Netherlands 0.17
  • Poland 0.16

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.010.53
Hungary< 0.010.38
South Korea< 0.010.21
Netherlands0.020.17
Poland< 0.010.16

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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