Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate was 2.23 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate in Belgium, 2000β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Belgium is 2.23 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 132.3% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 32.96 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -24.22 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 158th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.74 % change on previous year | -24.22 % change on previous year | 21.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 % change on previous year | -17.23 % change on previous year | 19.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.95 % change on previous year | -9.61 % change on previous year | 32.96 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 155 Grenada 2.83 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Benin 2.4 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Oman 2.38 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Bangladesh 2.2 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Japan 1.62 % change on previous year compare
- 161 New Zealand 1.47 % change on previous year compare
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (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$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Belgium?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Belgium was 2.23 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 32.96 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.22 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.