Quick access    • Increase text size   • Decrease text size   •
Add feed  Economic relations  Economic relations  Due to the
geographical proximity between France and Belgium our trade
relations are dense: in effect, North Sea ports constitute a
first-class platform for our trade. 2010 figures attest to the
density of our relationship: French exports to Belgium grew by
14% in 2010 compared to 13.6% for all French sales. Belgium is
our third largest customer and our third largest supplier, while
France is Belgium’s second largest customer and third largest
supplier.  Despite these good results, our market share (11.2%)
has declined continuously for ten years while that of Germany
and the Netherlands have stabilized on the rise. Nevertheless,
our bilateral relationship has not always been so unbalanced:
our trade deficit, in particular, has declined slightly (€6.4
billion in 2010) under the combined effect of a strong recovery
in exports and slower import growth.  Nevertheless, our trade
imbalance with Belgium