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Belgium
Trade (% of GDP)

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.

Global rank#14out of 138 countries
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Historical trend

19116513811285.2197019982025Belgium · 2025: 152.92%Belgium

Analytical takeaways

  • Belgium records 152.92% for Trade (% of GDP) in 2025, ranking #14 globally out of 138 countries.
  • Trade (% of GDP) increased from 87.73% in 1970 to 152.92% in 2025, a gain of 65.19%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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