Country profilesBelgium
Kingdom of Belgium
BE · BEL · Full profile
Population
11.9million
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
GDP
$725billion
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · 2025
GDP per person
$60,750
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth
1%
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation
2.5%
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Trade
153%
2025 · of GDP
World Bank, World Development Indicators · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
| Goods | Value, USD | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical products | $62.3 billion | 16% |
| Mineral fuels | $51.9 billion | 13% |
| Vehicles | $44.3 billion | 11% |
| Machinery | $25.6 billion | 7% |
| Plastics | $19.5 billion | 5% |
| Pearls, precious stones and metals |
| $15.4 billion |
| 4% |
| Goods | Value, USD | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | $88.7 billion | 24% |
| Germany | $50.5 billion | 14% |
| France | $43.3 billion | 12% |
| United States | $21.7 billion | 6% |
| Italy | $17.1 billion | 5% |
| China | $13.6 billion | 4% |
Annual merchandise trade reported to UN Comtrade. Partner shares are of the reported total, and a missing reporter year is omitted.
The World Bank records a trade-weighted applied tariff of 1.3% for 2022. That average is not the rate on a shipment. The rate you pay is the HS line in the national schedule. World Bank, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products
Goods entering this country from outside the European Union are charged under the EU Common Customs Tariff. The duty depends on the product code. European Commission, calculation of customs duties
The lookup opens the customs schedules the desk already carries. It is not a ruling.
A commercial invoice, a packing list, and a bill of lading or air waybill travel with goods entering Belgium. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Add a certificate of origin only when the shipment claims a preferential rate. Without that claim, the most-favoured-nation line applies. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The customs declaration is filed with the customs authority of Belgium, usually through a licensed broker and the national single window where one exists. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Exports from Belgium carry a commercial invoice and a packing list, plus the transport document issued by the carrier. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The export declaration is filed before the goods leave. Permits for controlled goods, including food, minerals and dual-use items, sit with the sector regulator and are separate from this file. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Kingdom of Belgium is the official name of Belgium, in Europe. The capital is Brussels. The currency is the Euro (EUR).
Belgium is listed here in European Union. A bloc is left off when membership is in doubt.
Cargo is recorded through Antwerp, Zeebrugge.
Population, output and inflation on this page are the latest World Bank values. Exports, imports and partners are UN Comtrade merchandise figures when the public preview published a row. The currency line uses the European Central Bank reference rate, or the official peg where the currency is fixed.
World Bank merchandise exports were $568.1 billion in 2025. Merchandise imports were $537.7 billion in 2025. These are goods totals, not a forecast. The product and partner tables, when shown, are the UN Comtrade breakdown of the same trade.
| World Bank, World Development Indicators |
| UN Comtrade |
| Frankfurter (European Central Bank reference rates) |
| WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement |
Public figures are reproduced from the source named in the chapter. They can be revised. A profile is not a customs ruling, a legal opinion, or an offer.