Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Exports of goods and services

Belgium
75.5%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
27.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
21st

Exports of goods and services over time

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20406080100196719962025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 75.5% against 27.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 47.7%.

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 47.1% 21.4% 25.8% Belgium
1980s 58.6% 21.8% 36.7% Belgium
1990s 61.0% 22.6% 38.4% Belgium
2000s 73.4% 27.6% 45.7% Belgium
2010s 80.2% 24.5% 55.7% Belgium
2020s 83.5% 24.5% 59.0% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Belgium, at 75.5% against 27.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47.7%, 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?
Belgium ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Exports of goods and services (% 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 (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 11,403 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.