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

Belgium
47,755 current US$ per person
in 2023
Netherlands
50,913 current US$ per person
in 2023
Belgium rank
4th
Netherlands rank
3rd

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

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 50,913 current US$ per person against 47,755 current US$ per person in Belgium, a difference of 3,158 current US$ per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 17,078 current US$ per person 10,954 current US$ per person 6,124 current US$ per person Belgium
2000s 29,509 current US$ per person 23,787 current US$ per person 5,723 current US$ per person Belgium
2010s 38,835 current US$ per person 37,647 current US$ per person 1,188 current US$ per person Belgium
2020s 46,149 current US$ per person 47,261 current US$ per person 1,112 current US$ per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 50,913 current US$ per person against 47,755 current US$ per person in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Belgium and Netherlands?
3,158 current US$ per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Belgium ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.