Belgium vs High income: Ores and metals imports

Belgium
4.6%
in 2024
High income
3.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
25th
High income rank
25th

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Belgium
  • High income
2.557.51012.515196219932024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 4.6% against 3.3% in High income, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times High income's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 25th and High income ranks 25th of 196 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium High income Difference Ahead
1960s 13.0% 8.4% 4.6% Belgium
1970s 8.7% 5.7% 3.1% Belgium
1980s 6.7% 4.1% 2.6% Belgium
1990s 3.4% 2.9% 0.5% Belgium
2000s 3.6% 3.3% 0.3% Belgium
2010s 4.4% 3.3% 1.1% Belgium
2020s 4.9% 3.5% 1.4% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Belgium or High income?
Belgium, at 4.6% against 3.3% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Belgium and High income?
1.3%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and High income?
52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Belgium and High income rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Belgium ranks 25th and High income ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,983 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.