Belgium vs Netherlands: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Belgium
17.75 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
26.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
10th
Netherlands rank
9th

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 26.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17.75 million current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 8.40 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 190 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 8.56 million current US$ per square kilometre 11.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 13.42 million current US$ per square kilometre 18.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.88 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 16.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 24.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.46 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Belgium or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 26.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17.75 million current US$ per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Belgium and Netherlands?
8.40 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.