Belgium vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 9.2% against 8.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 159th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 7.2% | 1.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 10.0% | 2.3% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 9.2% against 8.3% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.9%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Belgium ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 159th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.