Belgium vs Netherlands: Trade in services
Belgium
46.2%
in 2025
Netherlands
46.9%
in 2024
Belgium rank
40th
Netherlands rank
37th
Trade in services over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 46.9% against 46.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 27.3% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 41.6% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 46.6% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 46.9% against 46.2% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for trade in services?
- Belgium ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to 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.