Belgium vs Italy: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 66.2% against 66.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 64th and Italy ranks 65th of 196 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.8% | 40.3% | 15.5% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 61.6% | 43.2% | 18.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 47.4% | 12.5% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 78.9% | 71.5% | 7.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 66.2% | 8.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 64.8% | 2.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 65.7% | 1.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 66.2% against 66.1% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Belgium ranks 64th and Italy ranks 65th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.