Belgium vs India: Ores and metals exports

Belgium
3.5%
in 2024
India
3.7%
in 2024
Belgium rank
85th
India rank
83rd

Ores and metals exports over time

  • Belgium
  • India
2.557.51012.5196219932024

How they compare

India currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 85th and India ranks 83rd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium India Difference Ahead
1960s 10.5% 9.3% 1.2% Belgium
1970s 6.6% 9.2% 2.6% India
1980s 4.9% 6.0% 1.2% India
1990s 2.7% 2.5% 0.2% Belgium
2000s 2.8% 5.6% 2.8% India
2010s 3.4% 3.9% 0.5% India
2020s 4.1% 4.2% 0.1% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, Belgium or India?
India, at 3.7% against 3.5% in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Belgium and India?
0.2%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and India?
52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Belgium and India rank globally for ores and metals exports?
Belgium ranks 85th and India ranks 83rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,796 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.