Belgium vs Malta: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Belgium
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 66.3% against 65.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 73rd and Malta ranks 71st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.9% | 55.9% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 61.6% | 62.7% | 1.1% | Malta |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 68.0% | 8.1% | Malta |
| 1990s | 78.9% | 82.0% | 3.1% | Malta |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 76.3% | 1.4% | Malta |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 55.9% | 11.4% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 67.8% | 0.7% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Belgium or Malta?
- Malta, at 66.3% against 65.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Belgium and Malta?
- 0.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Belgium ranks 73rd and Malta ranks 71st 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.