Belgium vs South Asia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Belgium
- South Asia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 84.6% against 57.8% in South Asia, a difference of 26.8%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 73.2% | 16.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 66.1% | 22.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 54.6% | 31.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 54.9% | 29.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Belgium or South Asia?
- Belgium, at 84.6% against 57.8% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Belgium and South Asia?
- 26.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Asia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Belgium ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 27th 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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About this data
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.