Material import dependency in Belgium
Belgium: Material import dependency was 76.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
76.8%
in 2024
All-time low
66.2%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Material import dependency in Belgium, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material import dependency in Belgium is 76.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Belgium peaked at 76.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 66.2% | 68.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 66.3% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 71.2% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 72.1% | 76.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Luxembourg 88.3% compare
- 2 Netherlands 83.4% compare
- 3 Malta 77.1% compare
- 5 Iceland 59.7% compare
- 6 Slovenia 48.8% compare
- 7 Switzerland 47.5% compare
More trade data for Belgium
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 123,518 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Lead time to export, median case 2 days (2018)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 484,401 Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 56,725 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 29,776 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 3.8 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 556,742 Thousand euro (2024)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 25,394 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 62.9 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 597 Thousand tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Belgium?
- Material import dependency in Belgium was 76.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for material import dependency?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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