Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Belgium, 1997–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Belgium stood at 5.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Belgium peaked at 6.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1997.
That places Belgium 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.0% | — |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.9% | 6.3% | 5 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.1449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -465.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -441.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0065 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 392.55 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Belgium?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Belgium was 5.2% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).