Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Belgium
Belgium: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 14.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Belgium, 1997–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Belgium is 14.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Belgium peaked at 14.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 132nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.0% | — |
| 1998 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | -1.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 14.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 14.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.2% | 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 low- and middle-income economies outside in Belgium?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Belgium was 14.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Belgium ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.