Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Belgium
Belgium: Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.0%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
17th
of 224 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2001
All-time low
1.9%
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2024
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 2.0% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Belgium peaked at 2.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 17th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 8.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 10.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 14 Republic of Korea 2.0% compare
- 14 South Korea 2.0% compare
- 16 Canada 2.0% compare
- 18 Luxembourg 1.6% compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 1.6% compare
- 20 Sweden 1.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Belgium?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Belgium was 2.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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