Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Belgium
Belgium: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 8.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Belgium, 1997–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Belgium stood at 8.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Belgium peaked at 8.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1998.
That places Belgium 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.4% | — |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 8.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 79% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 8.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in east in Belgium?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Belgium was 8.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1998.
- How does Belgium rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Belgium ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.