Commodity Origins

What does Belgium produce and export?

It is a top-ten exporter of linseed (#4, 5.8% of world export value in 2024), jute (#5, 1.9% of world export value in 2024), steel (#5, 3.6% of world export value in 2024), tobacco (#5, 4.3% of world export value in 2024), zinc (#5, 6.6% of world export value in 2024) and more.

Where belgium is produced, 2024World map shaded by share of belgium production in 2024. Darkest: Belgium 100%. 1 producing countries shown.Fiji: no reported productionTanzania: no reported productionWestern Sahara: no reported productionCanada: no reported productionUnited States: no reported productionKazakhstan: no reported productionUzbekistan: no reported productionPapua New Guinea: no reported productionIndonesia: no reported productionArgentina: no reported productionChile: no reported productionDR Congo: no reported productionSomalia: no reported productionKenya: no reported productionSudan: no reported productionChad: no reported productionHaiti: no reported productionDominican Republic: no reported productionRussia: no reported productionBahamas: no reported productionFalkland Isds (Malvinas): no reported productionNorway: no reported productionGreenland: no reported productionFr. South Antarctic Terr.: no reported productionTimor-Leste: no reported productionSouth Africa: no reported productionLesotho: no reported productionMexico: no reported productionUruguay: no reported productionBrazil: no reported productionBolivia: no reported productionPeru: no reported productionColombia: no reported productionPanama: no reported productionCosta Rica: no reported productionNicaragua: no reported productionHonduras: no reported productionEl Salvador: no reported productionGuatemala: no reported productionBelize: no reported productionVenezuela: no reported productionGuyana: no reported productionSuriname: no reported productionFrance: no reported productionEcuador: no reported productionPuerto Rico: no reported productionJamaica: no reported productionCuba: no reported productionZimbabwe: no reported productionBotswana: no reported productionNamibia: no reported productionSenegal: no reported productionMali: no reported productionMauritania: no reported productionBenin: no reported productionNiger: no reported productionNigeria: no reported productionCameroon: no reported productionTogo: no reported productionGhana: no reported productionIvory Coast: no reported productionGuinea: no reported productionGuinea-Bissau: no reported productionLiberia: no reported productionSierra Leone: no reported productionBurkina Faso: no reported productionCentral African Republic: no reported productionRepublic of the Congo: no reported productionGabon: no reported productionEquatorial Guinea: no reported productionZambia: no reported productionMalawi: no reported productionMozambique: no reported productionEswatini: no reported productionAngola: no reported productionBurundi: no reported productionIsrael: no reported productionLebanon: no reported productionMadagascar: no reported productionPalestine: no reported productionGambia: no reported productionTunisia: no reported productionAlgeria: no reported productionJordan: no reported productionUnited Arab Emirates: no reported productionQatar: no reported productionKuwait: no reported productionIraq: no reported productionOman: no reported productionVanuatu: no reported productionCambodia: no reported productionThailand: no reported productionLaos: no reported productionMyanmar: no reported productionVietnam: no reported productionNorth Korea: no reported productionSouth Korea: no reported productionMongolia: no reported productionIndia: no reported productionBangladesh: no reported productionBhutan: no reported productionNepal: no reported productionPakistan: no reported productionAfghanistan: no reported productionTajikistan: no reported productionKyrgyzstan: no reported productionTurkmenistan: no reported productionIran: no reported productionSyria: no reported productionArmenia: no reported productionSweden: no reported productionBelarus: no reported productionUkraine: no reported productionPoland: no reported productionAustria: no reported productionHungary: no reported productionMoldova: no reported productionRomania: no reported productionLithuania: no reported productionLatvia: no reported productionEstonia: no reported productionGermany: no reported productionBulgaria: no reported productionGreece: no reported productionTurkey: no reported productionAlbania: no reported productionCroatia: no reported productionSwitzerland: no reported productionLuxembourg: no reported productionBelgium: 100% (1)Netherlands: no reported productionPortugal: no reported productionSpain: no reported productionIreland: no reported productionNew Caledonia: no reported productionSolomon Islands: no reported productionNew Zealand: no reported productionAustralia: no reported productionSri Lanka: no reported productionChina: no reported productionTaiwan: no reported productionItaly: no reported productionDenmark: no reported productionUnited Kingdom: no reported productionIceland: no reported productionAzerbaijan: no reported productionGeorgia: no reported productionPhilippines: no reported productionMalaysia: no reported productionBrunei: no reported productionSlovenia: no reported productionFinland: no reported productionSlovakia: no reported productionCzechia: no reported productionEritrea: no reported productionJapan: no reported productionParaguay: no reported productionYemen: no reported productionSaudi Arabia: no reported productionAntarcticaN. CyprusCyprus: no reported productionMorocco: no reported productionEgypt: no reported productionLibya: no reported productionEthiopia: no reported productionDjibouti: no reported productionSomalilandUganda: no reported productionRwanda: no reported productionBosnia and Herzegovina: no reported productionNorth Macedonia: no reported productionSerbia: no reported productionMontenegro: no reported productionKosovoTrinidad and Tobago: no reported productionSouth Sudan: no reported production<0.5%0.5–1%1–2.5%2.5–5%5–10%10–20%≥20%
Share of world production, 2024. Countries with no reported production are unshaded.

What does Belgium produce?

Belgium is not in the top ten producers of any commodity tracked here.

What does Belgium export?

Top 10 belgium commodity exports, 2024Bar chart of top 10 belgium commodity exports in 2024: Linseed 5.8%, Jute 1.9%, Steel 3.6%, Tobacco 4.3%, Zinc 6.6%, Milk 4.5%, Orange juice 3.4%, Pistachios 0.9%, Platinum 4.4%, Chicken 3.2%; rest of world 61%.LinseedLinseed: 5.8%, $72.1 million5.8%JuteJute: 1.9%, $4.1 million1.9%SteelSteel: 3.6%, $2.5 billion3.6%TobaccoTobacco: 4.3%, $599.9 million4.3%ZincZinc: 6.6%, $972.3 million6.6%MilkMilk: 4.5%, $988.6 million4.5%Orange juiceOrange juice: 3.4%, $63.4 million3.4%PistachiosPistachios: 0.9%, $30.3 million0.9%PlatinumPlatinum: 4.4%, $650.2 million4.4%ChickenChicken: 3.2%, $1.2 billion3.2%Rest of worldRest of world: 61%, $061%
Belgium's largest commodity exports by value, with share of world exports for each line (CEPII BACI, 2024). Bars show share of world trade in that commodity, not share of the country's exports.
Top 10 belgium commodity exports in 2024
RankCountryExport value (US$)Share of world
4linseed$72.1 million5.8%
5jute$4.1 million1.9%
5steel$2.5 billion3.6%
5tobacco$599.9 million4.3%
5zinc$972.3 million6.6%
6milk$988.6 million4.5%
6orange-juice$63.4 million3.4%
6pistachios$30.3 million0.9%
6platinum$650.2 million4.4%
7chicken$1.2 billion3.2%
Rest of world$061%
Commodities where Belgium is a top-ten exporter
CommodityWorld rankShare of world exportsExport valueYear
Linseed45.8%$72.1 million2024
Jute51.9%$4.1 million2024
Steel53.6%$2.5 billion2024
Tobacco54.3%$599.9 million2024
Zinc56.6%$972.3 million2024
Milk64.5%$988.6 million2024
Orange juice63.4%$63.4 million2024
Pistachios60.9%$30.3 million2024
Platinum64.4%$650.2 million2024
Chicken73.2%$1.2 billion2024
Eggs74.8%$284.9 million2024
Lead74.2%$366.6 million2024
Palladium75.6%$733.9 million2024
Plantains73.4%$37.4 million2024
Potatoes74.3%$310.9 million2024
Tin74.5%$290.5 million2024
Pork84.7%$1.8 billion2024
Tomatoes83%$361.2 million2024
Cheese93.1%$1.4 billion2024
Molybdenum91.9%$151 million2024
Cobalt101.7%$81.2 million2024
Coconut oil101.1%$87.7 million2024
Lentils100.4%$16.8 million2024
Potash101.6%$310.3 million2024

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Sources: FAOSTAT (crops and livestock), USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (minerals), Energy Institute Statistical Review (energy) for production; CEPII BACI for trade. Ranks count only the commodities on this site.

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Data updated 6 September 2026.