Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 45,027 current US$ per person in 2025. β² Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Belgium, 1999β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Belgium is 45,027 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Belgium peaked at 53,513 current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,116 current US$ per person, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,116 current US$ per person | 16,116 current US$ per person | 16,116 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 28,268 current US$ per person | 17,316 current US$ per person | 43,539 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,862 current US$ per person | 33,309 current US$ per person | 42,302 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,105 current US$ per person | 34,325 current US$ per person | 53,513 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 3 Switzerland 55,808 current US$ per person compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 53,754 current US$ per person compare
- 5 Netherlands, The 48,124 current US$ per person compare
- 7 Slovenia, Republic of 43,419 current US$ per person compare
- 8 Luxembourg 41,008 current US$ per person compare
- 9 Faroe Islands 30,346 current US$ per person 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$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Belgium?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Belgium was 45,027 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 53,513 current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,116 current US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.