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

Belgium
0.8533 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2849 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Belgium rank
11th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th

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

  • Belgium
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.250.50.751198820052023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.8533 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2849 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.5684 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Belgium's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Belgium ranks 11th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6212 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4136 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2000s 0.7957 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2448 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5509 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2010s 0.834 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2538 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5802 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.8783 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2843 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.594 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$), per unit, Belgium or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belgium, at 0.8533 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2849 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.5684 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Belgium ranks 11th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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

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.