Belgium vs High income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Belgium
18.53 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
High income
323,961 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
High income rank
6th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • High income
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 18.53 million current US$ per square kilometre against 323,961 current US$ per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 18.20 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 57.2 times High income's.

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

Belgium ranks 9th and High income ranks 6th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium High income Difference Ahead
2000s 9.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 156,605 current US$ per square kilometre 9.66 million current US$ per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 14.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 244,780 current US$ per square kilometre 13.75 million current US$ per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 17.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 301,890 current US$ per square kilometre 17.02 million current US$ per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Belgium or High income?
Belgium, at 18.53 million current US$ per square kilometre against 323,961 current US$ per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Belgium and High income?
18.20 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and High income?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and High income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 9th and High income ranks 6th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.