Belgium vs Singapore: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Belgium
0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore
0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
9th
Singapore rank
7th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Belgium
  • Singapore
0.511.52196019922025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0965 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Singapore ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 7th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6382 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.29 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6489 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.7975 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6422 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.8354 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2685 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.8463 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8752 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Singapore?
0.0965 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Singapore?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Belgium ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.