Belgium Balance of Trade

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

1,018.8

Units In

EUR Million

2,148.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 14, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 10 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
5,609.6 Jul 2024	-5,516.6 Jul 2022	1,119.38 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 1,018.8 million in August 2025, narrowing from EUR 1,429.1 million in the same month of the previous year, as exports dropped more than imports. Year-on-year, exports declined by 29.1% to EUR 36,396.1 million, weighed down by lower outbound shipments to EU countries (-4.7%) and non-EU destinations (-8.9%). Meanwhile, imports fell by 5.2% to EUR 35,383.3 million, with purchases decreasing from EU countries (-5.5%) and non-EU countries (-4.8%). Considering the January to August period, the country posted a trade surplus of EUR 15,244.1 million, down from EUR 15,810.1 million in the same period a year earlier.