Belgium Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

3,348.4

Units In

EUR Million

3,758.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 15, 2026

Time to Release

29 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
5,609.6 Jul 2024	-5,516.6 Jul 2022	1,131.73 EUR Million	1993-2025	National Bank of Belgium

Foreign trade accounts for approximately 70 percent of the Belgium's economy. About 80% of Belgium's trade is with fellow EU member states. The major export commodity in Belgium is the automobile, medicament mixtures put in dosage, not mounted or set diamonds. Belgium imports mainly machinery and equipment, chemicals, diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment and oil products.

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Belgium recorded a trade surplus of EUR 3,348.4 million in October 2025, narrowing slightly from EUR 3,380.1 million in the same month a year earlier. Year-on-year, imports fell by 8.8% to EUR 40,126.2 million, reflecting weaker purchases from both non-EU countries (-15.9%), and EU countries (-4.3%). Meanwhile, exports declined by 8.2% to EUR 43,474.6 million, weighed down by lower outbound shipments to non-EU countries (-12%) and EU countries (6.5%). Over the January-October period, the country posted a trade surplus of EUR 21,826 million, down from EUR 23,204.5 million in the same period a year earlier.