Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belgium
Belgium: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 88.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belgium, 1997–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belgium stood at 88.7%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belgium peaked at 92.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2014.
Belgium ranks 27th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 91.9% | — |
| 1998 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 88.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 88.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.3% | 91.9% | 92.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 90.1% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.7% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.5% | 88.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belgium?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belgium was 88.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.