Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 5.13 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 5.13 million current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 5.13 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Belgium 15th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 2.94 million current US$ per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 2.71 million current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 2.89 million current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 3.18 million current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 3.26 million current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.46 million current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 3.87 million current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 3.43 million current US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 3.46 million current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.79 million current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 4.06 million current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.22 million current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.95 million current US$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 4.51 million current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 4.74 million current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 5.13 million current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.94 million current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.89 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4.22 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 million current US$ per square kilometre | 3.95 million current US$ per square kilometre | 5.13 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 12 Aruba 6.35 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Ireland 6.08 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Maldives 5.64 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Switzerland 4.76 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Qatar 3.29 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Denmark 2.87 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Belgium was 5.13 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.