How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Belgium?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Arab World

0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Belgium

0.8533 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Arab World rank

8th

Belgium rank

11th

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

Arab World
Belgium

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.8533 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.553 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Belgium's figure about 2.8 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 8th and Belgium ranks 11th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Belgium	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6212 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3947 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2000s	0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7957 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2010s	0.2814 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.834 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5525 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2020s	0.2775 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8783 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6008 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Arab World or Belgium?: Belgium, at 0.8533 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Arab World and Belgium?: 0.553 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Belgium?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Arab World and Belgium rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Arab World ranks 8th and Belgium ranks 11th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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