Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Belgium
0.7545 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
21st

Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.20.40.60.81196719962025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.7545 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4766 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Belgium's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 193 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4714 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
1980s 0.5857 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2185 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3672 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
1990s 0.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3844 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2000s 0.7338 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2763 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4575 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2010s 0.8018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2451 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5567 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.8346 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.245 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5896 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Belgium, at 0.7545 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.4766 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Belgium ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
237 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.