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

Belgium
47,140 current US$ per person
in 2023
Netherlands
46,876 current US$ per person
in 2023
Belgium rank
5th
Netherlands rank
6th

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

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 47,140 current US$ per person against 46,876 current US$ per person in Netherlands, a difference of 264 current US$ per person.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 15,614 current US$ per person 10,359 current US$ per person 5,256 current US$ per person Belgium
2000s 28,221 current US$ per person 21,512 current US$ per person 6,709 current US$ per person Belgium
2010s 37,800 current US$ per person 33,709 current US$ per person 4,090 current US$ per person Belgium
2020s 44,800 current US$ per person 43,447 current US$ per person 1,353 current US$ per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Belgium or Netherlands?
Belgium, at 47,140 current US$ per person against 46,876 current US$ per person in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Belgium and Netherlands?
264 current US$ per person, with Belgium 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 imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports 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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports 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.