How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Palau?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Palau: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Belgium

84.6%

in 2023

Palau

84.8%

in 2023

Belgium rank

24th

Palau rank

22nd

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

Belgium
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 84.8% against 84.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.

Belgium ranks 24th and Palau ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Palau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	88.6%	91.8%	3.2%	Palau
2010s	86.2%	89.6%	3.5%	Palau
2020s	84.8%	82.2%	2.6%	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Belgium or Palau?: Palau, at 84.8% against 84.6% in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Belgium and Palau?: 0.2%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Palau?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Palau rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?: Belgium ranks 24th and Palau ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit: % of total merchandise imports
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.