Belgium vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4681 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Belgium's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.7975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.8354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.8463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Belgium, at 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.4681 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.