Summary
- Belgium → Sweden
- $8.4billion
- Sweden → Belgium
- $8.3billion
- Belgium’s balance
- $183million
Balance
Belgium’s trade balance with Sweden
Trade between Belgium and Sweden grew 2.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Belgium’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 8.4
- Imports 8.3
- Balance +0.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2.4 billion | $4 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 1996 | $2.5 billion | $4.1 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 1997 | $2.6 billion | $4 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 1998 | $2.7 billion | $4.6 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 1999 | $2.7 billion | $4.1 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2000 | $2.6 billion | $4.2 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2001 | $2.4 billion | $4.2 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2002 | $2.6 billion | $4.4 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2003 | $3.5 billion | $5.4 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2004 | $4 billion | $6.1 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2005 | $4.4 billion | $6.1 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2006 | $5.3 billion | $7.1 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2007 | $6.3 billion | $8.6 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2008 | $6.4 billion | $9.1 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2009 | $4.6 billion | $5.7 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2010 | $5.5 billion | $5.5 billion | $58 million |
| 2011 | $6.4 billion | $6.8 billion | -$390 million |
| 2012 | $5.8 billion | $6.5 billion | -$662 million |
| 2013 | $6 billion | $6.9 billion | -$927 million |
| 2014 | $6.1 billion | $6.8 billion | -$659 million |
| 2015 | $5.4 billion | $6 billion | -$555 million |
| 2016 | $6 billion | $6.4 billion | -$309 million |
| 2017 | $6.8 billion | $7 billion | -$150 million |
| 2018 | $6.6 billion | $6.9 billion | -$391 million |
| 2019 | $6.4 billion | $6.5 billion | -$85 million |
| 2020 | $6.5 billion | $5.4 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2021 | $7.7 billion | $6.9 billion | $816 million |
| 2022 | $9 billion | $6.4 billion | $2.6 billion |
| 2023 | $9.2 billion | $7.8 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2024 | $8.4 billion | $8.3 billion | $183 million |
What they sell each other
What Belgium sells to Sweden
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Sweden 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 Gothenburg is 579 nautical miles (1,072 km) long: ≈ 1.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
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
Sweden was Belgium’s 9th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Belgium was Sweden’s 8th (5%).
- Sweden in Belgium’s trade
- 2.2%
- Sweden’s rank among Belgium’s partners
- 9th
- Belgium in Sweden’s trade
- 4.7%
- Belgium’s rank among Sweden’s partners
- 8th
Compare with
Other partners of Belgium
Other partners of Sweden
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.