Belgium Balance of Trade

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

2,966.6

Units In

EUR Million

2,348

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 15, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
5,609.6 Jul 2024	-5,516.6 Jul 2022	1,116.3 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.

Latest Updates

Belgium’s trade surplus widened to EUR 2,966.6 million in April 2025, reversing a EUR 438.6 million deficit in the same month a year earlier. Imports fell 14.6% year-on-year to EUR 37,215.1 million, with purchases from EU down 10.3% and those from Extra-EU countries sliding 22.0%. Exports declined 6.9% to EUR 40,181.7 million. Sales to EU partners dropped 4.5%, while shipments to Extra-EU countries fell 11.9%.