Belgium vs Nicaragua: Net electricity imports as a share of demand
Belgium
15.8%
in 2025
Nicaragua
16.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
33rd
Nicaragua rank
31st
Net electricity imports as a share of demand over time
- Belgium
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 16.6% against 15.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 1.0% | 6.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 2.3% | 7.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | -0.7% | 18.6% | 19.3% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports as a share of demand, Belgium or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 16.6% against 15.8% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports as a share of demand between Belgium and Nicaragua?
- 0.8%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Nicaragua?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Nicaragua rank globally for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Belgium ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.