Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belgium
Belgium: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 84.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belgium, 1997–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 84.6% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belgium peaked at 89.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 89.3% | — |
| 1998 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 89.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 84.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 84.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 89.1% | 89.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 87.1% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 85.1% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.5% | 85.2% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Belgium?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Belgium was 84.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.