Belgium - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 1.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 2.65 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.06 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 1.17
1998 1.15
1999 1.06
2000 1.29
2001 1.19
2002 1.45
2003 1.64
2004 1.79
2005 1.93
2006 2.07
2007 1.93
2008 2.16
2009 2.09
2010 2.42
2011 2.59
2012 2.65
2013 2.58
2014 2.32
2015 2.30
2016 2.20
2017 2.18
2018 2.52
2019 2.13
2020 1.53

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Belgium was 396,132,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 466,943,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 164,810,000,000 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1999 164,810,000,000
2000 177,511,000,000
2001 178,664,000,000
2002 198,311,000,000
2003 234,945,000,000
2004 285,621,000,000
2005 318,700,000,000
2006 351,635,000,000
2007 411,558,000,000
2008 466,307,000,000
2009 353,364,000,000
2010 391,177,000,000
2011 466,943,000,000
2012 439,128,000,000
2013 451,677,000,000
2014 453,700,000,000
2015 375,530,000,000
2016 379,409,000,000
2017 409,220,000,000
2018 454,947,000,000
2019 427,708,000,000
2020 396,132,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 82.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 88.72 in 1998, while its lowest value was 82.19 in 2017.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 88.20
1998 88.72
1999 88.22
2000 87.91
2001 88.12
2002 88.16
2003 87.98
2004 87.27
2005 86.61
2006 85.87
2007 85.25
2008 85.01
2009 85.78
2010 84.59
2011 83.43
2012 84.26
2013 84.36
2014 82.90
2015 82.51
2016 82.45
2017 82.19
2018 82.59
2019 82.92
2020 82.78

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 17.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 17.78 in 2017, while its lowest value was 11.13 in 1998.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 11.58
1998 11.13
1999 11.62
2000 11.96
2001 11.74
2002 11.70
2003 11.91
2004 12.60
2005 13.25
2006 13.96
2007 14.58
2008 14.79
2009 14.06
2010 15.24
2011 16.37
2012 15.60
2013 15.55
2014 16.97
2015 17.38
2016 17.41
2017 17.78
2018 17.36
2019 17.01
2020 17.18

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 7.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 7.18 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.34 in 1998.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 3.39
1998 3.34
1999 3.85
2000 3.99
2001 4.17
2002 4.04
2003 4.26
2004 4.47
2005 4.82
2006 5.08
2007 5.60
2008 5.54
2009 5.46
2010 5.53
2011 5.53
2012 5.25
2013 5.15
2014 5.45
2015 6.12
2016 6.10
2017 6.11
2018 5.74
2019 6.37
2020 7.18

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 3.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 4.80 in 2014, while its lowest value was 1.43 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 1.63
1998 1.43
1999 1.50
2000 1.77
2001 1.77
2002 1.73
2003 2.09
2004 2.60
2005 2.79
2006 2.93
2007 2.97
2008 3.11
2009 2.92
2010 3.50
2011 4.18
2012 4.01
2013 4.42
2014 4.80
2015 4.10
2016 3.85
2017 4.46
2018 4.58
2019 4.07
2020 3.68

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 2.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 2.66 in 2017, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 2005.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 1.75
1998 1.85
1999 1.75
2000 1.75
2001 1.77
2002 1.67
2003 1.71
2004 1.65
2005 1.60
2006 1.86
2007 2.15
2008 2.15
2009 1.98
2010 1.99
2011 2.10
2012 1.98
2013 1.85
2014 2.02
2015 2.49
2016 2.54
2017 2.66
2018 2.61
2019 2.36
2020 2.18

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 0.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 1.23 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.50 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 1.02
1998 0.96
1999 0.89
2000 0.97
2001 0.78
2002 1.04
2003 1.09
2004 1.04
2005 1.11
2006 1.23
2007 0.97
2008 1.09
2009 1.02
2010 1.18
2011 1.05
2012 1.07
2013 0.94
2014 0.84
2015 0.63
2016 0.63
2017 0.63
2018 0.61
2019 0.51
2020 0.50

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 1.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 2.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 1.20 in 2002.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 1.22
1998 1.22
1999 1.27
2000 1.29
2001 1.21
2002 1.20
2003 1.22
2004 1.35
2005 1.29
2006 1.45
2007 1.45
2008 1.51
2009 1.40
2010 1.62
2011 2.00
2012 1.65
2013 1.64
2014 1.65
2015 1.72
2016 1.80
2017 1.78
2018 1.71
2019 1.66
2020 1.50

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 2.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 2.58 in 1997, while its lowest value was 1.28 in 2009.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 2.58
1998 2.33
1999 2.36
2000 2.20
2001 2.04
2002 2.02
2003 1.55
2004 1.49
2005 1.62
2006 1.41
2007 1.45
2008 1.39
2009 1.28
2010 1.43
2011 1.52
2012 1.63
2013 1.55
2014 2.21
2015 2.32
2016 2.49
2017 2.13
2018 2.10
2019 2.05
2020 2.15

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Belgium was 0.045 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 0.223 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.033 in 2017.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 0.223
1998 0.154
1999 0.166
2000 0.130
2001 0.138
2002 0.141
2003 0.114
2004 0.127
2005 0.145
2006 0.169
2007 0.167
2008 0.197
2009 0.161
2010 0.168
2011 0.197
2012 0.144
2013 0.087
2014 0.128
2015 0.104
2016 0.141
2017 0.033
2018 0.050
2019 0.065
2020 0.045

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Belgium was $396,132,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 23 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $467,381,000,000 in 2008 and $157,292,000,000 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1997 $157,292,000,000
1998 $163,276,000,000
1999 $157,842,000,000
2000 $177,008,000,000
2001 $178,721,000,000
2002 $198,223,000,000
2003 $234,967,000,000
2004 $285,610,000,000
2005 $318,588,000,000
2006 $351,569,000,000
2007 $412,010,000,000
2008 $467,381,000,000
2009 $354,782,000,000
2010 $391,278,000,000
2011 $466,916,000,000
2012 $439,535,000,000
2013 $451,584,000,000
2014 $453,700,000,000
2015 $375,530,000,000
2016 $379,409,000,000
2017 $409,220,000,000
2018 $454,947,000,000
2019 $427,708,000,000
2020 $396,132,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports