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Where does Belgium get its cheese? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Belgium imported $1.9 billion of cheese (354 thousand tonnes), 4.4% of the world total. Its main sources were the Netherlands (33%), France (26%) and Germany (22%). Belgium was the world’s 8th-largest importer of cheese.

Summary

Value
$1.9billion
Tonnes
354thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.4%
World rank
8th
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
Netherlands re-exports647Tonnes: 116,574USD per tonne: $5,55033.5%Land
France498Tonnes: 82,213USD per tonne: $6,05725.8%Land
Germany423Tonnes: 91,313USD per tonne: $4,63221.9%Land
Italy207Tonnes: 28,771USD per tonne: $7,20010.7%Sea
Denmark21.1Tonnes: 5,173USD per tonne: $4,0731.1%Sea
Greece18.6Tonnes: 2,374USD per tonne: $7,8160.96%Sea
Ireland16.1Tonnes: 6,322USD per tonne: $2,5530.84%Sea
United Kingdom15.4Tonnes: 6,540USD per tonne: $2,3610.8%Sea
Spain15.2Tonnes: 1,407USD per tonne: $10,8020.79%Sea
Poland15Tonnes: 3,357USD per tonne: $4,4710.78%Sea
Slovakia14.6Tonnes: 2,951USD per tonne: $4,9350.75%Sea
Austria9.1Tonnes: 1,442USD per tonne: $6,3330.47%Sea
Finland6.9Tonnes: 1,410USD per tonne: $4,8960.36%Sea
Luxembourg6.5Tonnes: 1,073USD per tonne: $6,0300.33%Land
Switzerland5.6Tonnes: 640USD per tonne: $8,7460.29%Sea
Estonia3.2Tonnes: 703USD per tonne: $4,6190.17%Sea
Cyprus2.2Tonnes: 587USD per tonne: $3,7150.11%Sea
Latvia1.6Tonnes: 353USD per tonne: $4,4060.08%Sea
Romania1.3Tonnes: 255USD per tonne: $5,1410.07%Sea
Portugal1.2Tonnes: 160USD per tonne: $7,4220.06%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The Netherlands has been its main source since 2017

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

  • Netherlands 647
  • France 498
  • Germany 423
  • Italy 207
  • Denmark 21.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Netherlands253647
France276498
Germany145423
Italy42.1207
Denmark17.221.1

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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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