Belgium vs Japan: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 85th and Japan ranks 84th of 194 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 1.2% | 9.3% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 1.2% | 5.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 1.1% | 3.8% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 0.8% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 0.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Belgium or Japan?
- Japan, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Belgium ranks 85th and Japan ranks 84th 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
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.