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

Belgium
18.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
24.89 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
11th
Netherlands rank
9th

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

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 24.89 million current US$ per square kilometre against 18.21 million current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 6.68 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 9.80 million current US$ per square kilometre 10.40 million current US$ per square kilometre 600,888 current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 13.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 16.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 17.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 22.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.66 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 24.89 million current US$ per square kilometre against 18.21 million current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Belgium and Netherlands?
6.68 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Belgium ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.