Belgium vs Netherlands: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Belgium
12.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
20.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
8th
Netherlands rank
6th

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196719952023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 20.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 12.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 8.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times Belgium's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 198 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 7.65 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10.95 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 9.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.39 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.55 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 12.41 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19.58 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 20.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 12.87 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
8.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,219 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.