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Trade between Belgium and Luxembourg

In 2024, Belgium exported $6.3 billion to Luxembourg and imported $1.6 billion. Belgium ran a surplus of $4.7 billion with Luxembourg, compared with a surplus of $4.3 billion in 2019. Luxembourg was Belgium’s 18th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and Belgium was Luxembourg’s 2nd (18%).

Summary

Belgium → Luxembourg
$6.3billion
Luxembourg → Belgium
$1.6billion
Belgium’s balance
$4.7billion

Balance

Belgium’s trade balance with Luxembourg

Trade between Belgium and Luxembourg grew 69% since 1999

USD billions (current). Belgium’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 6.3
  • Imports 1.6
  • Balance +4.7

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$0$0$0
1996$0$0$0
1997$0$0$0
1998$0$0$0
1999$3.6 billion$1 billion$2.5 billion
2000$3.7 billion$1 billion$2.7 billion
2001$3.6 billion$1.1 billion$2.6 billion
2002$3.9 billion$1.3 billion$2.6 billion
2003$4.7 billion$1.6 billion$3.1 billion
2004$5.8 billion$2.1 billion$3.7 billion
2005$6.4 billion$2.1 billion$4.3 billion
2006$6.9 billion$2.2 billion$4.7 billion
2007$7.2 billion$2.8 billion$4.4 billion
2008$6.8 billion$3.1 billion$3.7 billion
2009$4.9 billion$2.6 billion$2.3 billion
2010$5.5 billion$2.5 billion$3 billion
2011$6.7 billion$2.9 billion$3.9 billion
2012$6.4 billion$2.8 billion$3.7 billion
2013$6.4 billion$2.7 billion$3.7 billion
2014$6 billion$3 billion$3 billion
2015$4.6 billion$3 billion$1.6 billion
2016$4.6 billion$2.8 billion$1.9 billion
2017$5.4 billion$2.7 billion$2.7 billion
2018$6.1 billion$2.2 billion$3.9 billion
2019$6 billion$1.6 billion$4.3 billion
2020$5 billion$1.6 billion$3.3 billion
2021$6.3 billion$2 billion$4.3 billion
2022$7.3 billion$1.9 billion$5.4 billion
2023$6.8 billion$1.6 billion$5.2 billion
2024$6.3 billion$1.6 billion$4.7 billion

What they sell each other

What Belgium sells to Luxembourg

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Refined petroleum$1.3 billion · 20.9%
    1.6 million tonnes · Belgium’s destinations
  2. Cars$785 million · 12.6%
    58 thousand tonnes · Belgium’s destinations
  3. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$597 million · 9.6%
    3 thousand tonnes · Belgium’s destinations
  4. Natural gas and LPG$255 million · 4.1%
    473 thousand tonnes
  5. Auto parts$98 million · 1.6%
    11 thousand tonnes · Belgium’s destinations
  6. Electricity$91 million · 1.5%
    Belgium’s destinations
  7. Soft drinks$90 million · 1.4%
    107 thousand tonnes
  8. Polyethylene$75 million · 1.2%
    32 thousand tonnes · Belgium’s destinations
  9. Inorganic pigments and other colorants$71 million · 1.1%
    25 thousand tonnes
  10. Spirits$61 million · 0.98%
    16 thousand tonnes

What Luxembourg sells to Belgium

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Cars$177 million · 11.2%
    19 thousand tonnes · Belgium’s sources
  2. Steel angles and sections$88 million · 5.6%
    104 thousand tonnes
  3. Gold$73 million · 4.6%
    111 tonnes
  4. Trailers$47 million · 2.9%
    13 thousand tonnes
  5. Plastic floor and wall coverings$45 million · 2.9%
    25 thousand tonnes
  6. New tires$42 million · 2.7%
    10 thousand tonnes · Belgium’s sources
  7. Plastic packaging$39 million · 2.4%
    28 thousand tonnes
  8. Spirits$36 million · 2.3%
    7 thousand tonnes
  9. Fresh milk and cream$36 million · 2.3%
    58 thousand tonnes
  10. Self-adhesive plastic sheets$35 million · 2.2%
    13 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Belgium and Luxembourg traded $7.8 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.

Split by transport mode

  1. Land$7.8 billion · 100%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Luxembourg was Belgium’s 18th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and Belgium was Luxembourg’s 2nd (18%).

Luxembourg in Belgium’s trade
1%
Luxembourg’s rank among Belgium’s partners
18th
Belgium in Luxembourg’s trade
18.4%
Belgium’s rank among Luxembourg’s partners
2nd

Compare with

Other partners of Belgium

Other partners of Luxembourg

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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.