Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Belgium
Belgium: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 within in Belgium is 1.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Belgium peaked at 1.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.
Belgium ranks 190th of 203 countries on this measure, 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 within in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.5%, 30% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 32% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 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 within in Belgium?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Belgium was 1.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Belgium ranks 190th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.