Net barter terms of trade index in Belgium
Belgium: Net barter terms of trade index was 98.7 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net barter terms of trade index in Belgium, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 98.7 2015 = 100 for net barter terms of trade index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Belgium peaked at 101.8 2015 = 100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 95.6 2015 = 100, in 2012.
That places Belgium 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Net barter terms of trade index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 96.4 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 96.6 2015 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.1 2015 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 95.7 2015 = 100 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 98 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 96.7 2015 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 95.7 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 95.6 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.9 2015 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 98.9 2015 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 101.8 2015 = 100 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 100 2015 = 100 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 98.1 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 97.6 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 100 2015 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 98.9 2015 = 100 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 97.5 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 99.3 2015 = 100 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 98.7 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.16 2015 = 100 | 95.7 2015 = 100 | 99.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.13 2015 = 100 | 95.6 2015 = 100 | 101.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.88 2015 = 100 | 97.5 2015 = 100 | 100 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 119 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 120 Eritrea 99 2015 = 100 compare
- 120 Georgia 99 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Marshall Islands 98.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 124 Fiji 98.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 125 Philippines 98.2 2015 = 100 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 net barter terms of trade index in Belgium?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Belgium was 98.7 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 101.8 2015 = 100 in 2016.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6 2015 = 100 in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Belgium ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.