Summary
- Belgium → Egypt
- $1.4billion
- Egypt → Belgium
- $294million
- Belgium’s balance
- $1.1billion
Balance
Belgium’s trade balance with Egypt
Trade between Belgium and Egypt grew 3.5-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Belgium’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.4
- Imports 0.3
- Balance +1.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $340 million | $153 million | $187 million |
| 1996 | $299 million | $133 million | $165 million |
| 1997 | $322 million | $121 million | $201 million |
| 1998 | $359 million | $114 million | $245 million |
| 1999 | $338 million | $87 million | $251 million |
| 2000 | $327 million | $103 million | $225 million |
| 2001 | $312 million | $106 million | $206 million |
| 2002 | $253 million | $86 million | $167 million |
| 2003 | $297 million | $147 million | $149 million |
| 2004 | $395 million | $272 million | $123 million |
| 2005 | $496 million | $330 million | $165 million |
| 2006 | $506 million | $482 million | $24 million |
| 2007 | $629 million | $490 million | $139 million |
| 2008 | $1.2 billion | $881 million | $289 million |
| 2009 | $921 million | $409 million | $512 million |
| 2010 | $1 billion | $254 million | $752 million |
| 2011 | $1.3 billion | $383 million | $958 million |
| 2012 | $1.6 billion | $248 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2013 | $1.3 billion | $294 million | $989 million |
| 2014 | $1 billion | $197 million | $831 million |
| 2015 | $1.1 billion | $148 million | $902 million |
| 2016 | $960 million | $182 million | $778 million |
| 2017 | $1.1 billion | $195 million | $884 million |
| 2018 | $1.2 billion | $235 million | $925 million |
| 2019 | $1.1 billion | $205 million | $914 million |
| 2020 | $1.1 billion | $170 million | $972 million |
| 2021 | $2.1 billion | $262 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2022 | $1.3 billion | $390 million | $952 million |
| 2023 | $1.4 billion | $274 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2024 | $1.4 billion | $294 million | $1.1 billion |
What they sell each other
What Belgium sells to Egypt
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Egypt sells to Belgium
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Antwerp and Alexandria is 3,322 nautical miles (6,152 km) long: ≈ 7.5–10 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Dover and Strait of Gibraltar.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Egypt was Belgium’s 44th largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and Belgium was Egypt’s 22nd (1%).
- Egypt in Belgium’s trade
- 0.2%
- Egypt’s rank among Belgium’s partners
- 44th
- Belgium in Egypt’s trade
- 1.1%
- Belgium’s rank among Egypt’s partners
- 22nd
Compare with
Other partners of Belgium
Other partners of Egypt
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.
Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.