Belgium vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Belgium
555.30 billion current US$
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.76 trillion current US$
in 2023
Belgium rank
14th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
13th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Belgium
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.76 trillion current US$ against 555.30 billion current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 3.21 trillion current US$.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.8 times Belgium's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 206 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 159.32 billion current US$ 346.21 billion current US$ 186.89 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 297.18 billion current US$ 949.64 billion current US$ 652.45 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 424.38 billion current US$ 2.54 trillion current US$ 2.11 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 522.17 billion current US$ 3.60 trillion current US$ 3.08 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.76 trillion current US$ against 555.30 billion current US$ in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
3.21 trillion current US$, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Belgium ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.