Belgium vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Belgium
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 88.7% against 61.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 27.6%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.3% | 75.5% | 16.8% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 76.1% | 15.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 71.6% | 16.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 67.0% | 21.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Belgium or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Belgium, at 88.7% against 61.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 27.6%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.