International Fact Sheets

Missouri Connections: Belgium

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Imports & Exports

$69M

Missouri's Imports from Belgium in 20251
  • Chemicals 29%
  • Beverages & Tobacco Products 20%
  • Processed Foods 10%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 10%
  • Other 31%

$286M

Missouri's Exports to Belgium in 20251
  • Chemicals 79%
  • Minerals and Ores 6%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 5%
  • Fabricated Metal Products 3%
  • Other 7%

By the Numbers

104

Missourians Born in Belgium1

14,108

Missourians Who Speak French2

20,289

Missourians Who Speak German2

3,915

Missourians With Belgian Ancestry2

9 Belgian Companies in Missouri

ABInBev
BDO
D'leteren
Duvel
FN Browning Group
Lhoist
Sonaca
Zenitel

7 Missouri Companies in Belgium

Barry Wehmiller
Belden
Emerson
Enterprise Holdings
Fike
Hallmark
Leggett & Platt

Footnotes

1 International trade administration, 2025

2 Census Bureau 2024, 1-year estimates