Belgium vs North Korea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Belgium
- North Korea
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was North Korea ahead.
Belgium ranks 55th and North Korea ranks 56th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Belgium or North Korea?
- Belgium, at 0.0% against 0.0% in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Belgium and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North Korea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and North Korea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Belgium ranks 55th and North Korea ranks 56th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.