FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
Belgium
Heavy-third FAO agricultural trade profile for Belgium (2018–2023).
- $170.1B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $160.6B
- imports, 2018–2023
- +$9.5B
- trade surplus
- $330.8B
- total trade (imports + exports)
Belgium agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Near-balanced trade book
Belgium in the heavy-trade third
Belgium's |exports-imports| is only 3% of total trade, lower-third imbalance (near parity).
Cumulative 2018-2023 ag trade for Belgium reached $330.8B, a heavy-third book where US duty shifts on its headline commodities move real volume. Leading export: Potatoes; frozen; leading import: Cheese from whole cow milk. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; on a heavy book, map each Belgium-origin shipment to the exact 8- or 10-digit subheading before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US tariffs move trade flows. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potatoes; frozen | $4.3B |
| 2 | Beer of barley; malted | $1.8B |
| 3 | Meat of pig with the bone; fresh or chilled | $1.4B |
| 4 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $1.4B |
| 5 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $1.1B |
| 6 | Meat of chickens; fresh or chilled | $1.1B |
| 7 | Unmanufactured tobacco | $1.0B |
| 8 | Sugar confectionery | $966.7M |
| 9 | Coffee; green | $915.6M |
| 10 | Rape or colza seed | $825.0M |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $2.0B |
| 2 | Rape or colza seed | $1.7B |
| 3 | Wine | $1.3B |
| 4 | Potatoes | $1.2B |
| 5 | Coffee; green | $1.2B |
| 6 | Wheat | $1.0B |
| 7 | Cocoa beans | $976.9M |
| 8 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $967.3M |
| 9 | Dog or cat food; put up for retail sale | $908.1M |
| 10 | Unmanufactured tobacco | $888.2M |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Potatoes; frozen
- Leading agricultural import: Cheese from whole cow milk
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for Belgium's heavy-third book, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($330.8B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (+$9.5B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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