Belgium vs Netherlands: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Belgium
18.53 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
Netherlands rank
6th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre against 18.53 million current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 6.53 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 9th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 205 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 | 9.81 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10.45 million current US$ per square kilometre | 637,977 current US$ per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 14.00 million current US$ per square kilometre | 17.05 million current US$ per square kilometre | 3.06 million current US$ per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 17.32 million current US$ per square kilometre | 22.96 million current US$ per square kilometre | 5.64 million current US$ per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre against 18.53 million current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 6.53 million current US$ 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 (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.