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

Belgium
18.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
236,779 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
11th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th

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

  • Belgium
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 18.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 236,779 current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.97 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 76.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 11th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 204 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 9.80 million current US$ per square kilometre 59,864 current US$ per square kilometre 9.74 million current US$ per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 13.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 159,895 current US$ per square kilometre 13.82 million current US$ per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 17.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 226,716 current US$ per square kilometre 16.90 million current US$ per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belgium, at 18.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 236,779 current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17.97 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Belgium ranks 11th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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