Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate was 0.1449 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Belgium, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Belgium is 0.1449 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 111.3% on the previous year and down 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 18.59 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -10.61 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Belgium 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 9.57 % change on previous year | +162.5% |
| 1973 | 18.59 % change on previous year | +94.2% |
| 1974 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1975 | -9.08 % change on previous year | -305.7% |
| 1976 | 12.39 % change on previous year | -236.4% |
| 1977 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1978 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 1979 | 8.96 % change on previous year | +235.6% |
| 1980 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 1981 | -1.94 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 1983 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -191.0% |
| 1984 | 6.39 % change on previous year | -618.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4072 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 1986 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +1026.8% |
| 1987 | 6.75 % change on previous year | +47.2% |
| 1988 | 10.42 % change on previous year | +54.3% |
| 1989 | 9.69 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 1991 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 1992 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 1993 | -0.3608 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 1994 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -2117.7% |
| 1995 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1996 | 5.55 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 8.2 % change on previous year | +47.7% |
| 1998 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 1999 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 13.02 % change on previous year | +285.8% |
| 2001 | -0.7552 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 2002 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -239.8% |
| 2003 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +38.2% |
| 2004 | 6.31 % change on previous year | +332.2% |
| 2005 | 6.43 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 5.58 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2009 | -10.61 % change on previous year | -378.8% |
| 2010 | 9.63 % change on previous year | -190.8% |
| 2011 | 5.72 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 2012 | -0.6255 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 2013 | -0.037 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 2014 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -14742.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 7.77 % change on previous year | +85.0% |
| 2017 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2019 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 2020 | -6.72 % change on previous year | -552.6% |
| 2021 | 12.83 % change on previous year | -290.8% |
| 2022 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 2023 | -7.64 % change on previous year | -319.5% |
| 2024 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1449 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +14742.1% | -0.037 % change on previous year | 5.42 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +2117.7% | -0.3608 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1026.8% | 0.4072 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.21 % change on previous year | -9.08 % change on previous year | 18.59 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.45 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year | 10.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.56 % change on previous year | -0.3608 % change on previous year | 8.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 % change on previous year | -10.61 % change on previous year | 13.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 % change on previous year | -0.6255 % change on previous year | 9.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1345 % change on previous year | -7.64 % change on previous year | 12.83 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- 136 Zimbabwe 0.5 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Bulgaria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Lebanon -0.0994 % change on previous year compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Belgium?
- Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Belgium was 0.1449 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.61 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.