Belgium vs Germany: Net electricity imports
Belgium
13.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
19.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
7th
Germany rank
4th
Net electricity imports over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 19.8 terawatt-hours against 13.67 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 6.13 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 7th and Germany ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 terawatt-hours | -0.415 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6.72 terawatt-hours | -5.96 terawatt-hours | 12.69 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.89 terawatt-hours | -33.8 terawatt-hours | 42.69 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.65 terawatt-hours | -1.6 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 19.8 terawatt-hours against 13.67 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Belgium and Germany?
- 6.13 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Belgium ranks 7th and Germany ranks 4th of 214 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. 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 in terawatt-hours.