Belgium vs Ireland: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Belgium
47,755 current US$ per person
in 2023
Ireland
39,021 current US$ per person
in 2023
Belgium rank
4th
Ireland rank
7th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 47,755 current US$ per person against 39,021 current US$ per person in Ireland, a difference of 8,734 current US$ per person.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 17,078 current US$ per person 15,904 current US$ per person 1,174 current US$ per person Belgium
2000s 29,509 current US$ per person 24,347 current US$ per person 5,162 current US$ per person Belgium
2010s 38,835 current US$ per person 27,811 current US$ per person 11,024 current US$ per person Belgium
2020s 46,149 current US$ per person 38,100 current US$ per person 8,050 current US$ per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Belgium or Ireland?
Belgium, at 47,755 current US$ per person against 39,021 current US$ per person in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Belgium and Ireland?
8,734 current US$ per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Belgium ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.