Summary
- Belgium → France
- $57.3billion
- France → Belgium
- $46.1billion
- Belgium’s balance
- $11.2billion
Balance
Belgium’s trade balance with France
Trade between Belgium and France grew 2.1-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Belgium’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 57.3
- Imports 46.1
- Balance +11.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $26.2 billion | $23.7 billion | $2.6 billion |
| 1996 | $25 billion | $24.3 billion | $700 million |
| 1997 | $24.1 billion | $23 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 1998 | $24.9 billion | $23.7 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 1999 | $21.7 billion | $22.8 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2000 | $22.7 billion | $23.1 billion | -$321 million |
| 2001 | $22.5 billion | $24 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2002 | $24.1 billion | $24.9 billion | -$843 million |
| 2003 | $29 billion | $30.6 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2004 | $34.4 billion | $34.7 billion | -$387 million |
| 2005 | $40.9 billion | $35.9 billion | $5 billion |
| 2006 | $46.5 billion | $38.8 billion | $7.7 billion |
| 2007 | $53.1 billion | $45.2 billion | $7.9 billion |
| 2008 | $61.6 billion | $50.6 billion | $11.1 billion |
| 2009 | $47 billion | $39.9 billion | $7.1 billion |
| 2010 | $46.5 billion | $35.7 billion | $10.8 billion |
| 2011 | $54.8 billion | $40.4 billion | $14.4 billion |
| 2012 | $42.5 billion | $37.2 billion | $5.2 billion |
| 2013 | $45.5 billion | $39 billion | $6.5 billion |
| 2014 | $46.1 billion | $38.6 billion | $7.5 billion |
| 2015 | $36.6 billion | $30.3 billion | $6.4 billion |
| 2016 | $38.8 billion | $31.4 billion | $7.4 billion |
| 2017 | $42.3 billion | $33.7 billion | $8.7 billion |
| 2018 | $47 billion | $37.3 billion | $9.7 billion |
| 2019 | $42.9 billion | $37.3 billion | $5.6 billion |
| 2020 | $53.5 billion | $33.9 billion | $19.6 billion |
| 2021 | $72.9 billion | $41.7 billion | $31.1 billion |
| 2022 | $72.6 billion | $49.7 billion | $23 billion |
| 2023 | $65.3 billion | $49.7 billion | $15.7 billion |
| 2024 | $57.3 billion | $46.1 billion | $11.2 billion |
What they sell each other
What Belgium sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What France 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 Le Havre is 240 nautical miles (444 km) long: ≈ 0.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Dover.
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
France was Belgium’s 3rd largest trading partner (13% of its trade), and Belgium was France’s 5th (8%).
- France in Belgium’s trade
- 13.3%
- France’s rank among Belgium’s partners
- 3rd
- Belgium in France’s trade
- 7.5%
- Belgium’s rank among France’s partners
- 5th
Compare with
Other partners of Belgium
Other partners of France
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.