Belgium vs Malaysia: Ores and metals imports

Belgium
4.6%
in 2024
Malaysia
4.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
25th
Malaysia rank
26th

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Belgium
  • Malaysia
2.557.51012.515196219932025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 13.2% 4.4% 8.8% Belgium
1970s 8.7% 4.5% 4.2% Belgium
1980s 6.7% 3.4% 3.3% Belgium
1990s 3.4% 3.2% 0.2% Belgium
2000s 3.6% 3.8% 0.2% Malaysia
2010s 4.4% 5.5% 1.1% Malaysia
2020s 4.9% 5.7% 0.7% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Belgium or Malaysia?
Belgium, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Belgium and Malaysia?
0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malaysia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Malaysia rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Belgium ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 26th 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.