Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 18.53 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 18.53 million current US$ per square kilometre for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 20.50 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.85 million current US$ per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Belgium 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.81 million current US$ per square kilometre | 5.85 million current US$ per square kilometre | 15.37 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.00 million current US$ per square kilometre | 12.38 million current US$ per square kilometre | 15.39 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.32 million current US$ per square kilometre | 12.99 million current US$ per square kilometre | 20.50 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 6 Netherlands 25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bermuda 21.83 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bahrain 19.21 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Saint Martin 16.12 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Maldives 11.73 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Luxembourg 10.21 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$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Belgium was 18.53 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 20.50 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) 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.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) 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.