How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

Belgium vs South Korea: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.

Belgium

526,259

in 2024

South Korea

631,476

in 2024

Belgium rank

14th

South Korea rank

11th

South Korea currently reports 631,476 against 526,259 in Belgium, a difference of 105,217.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th of 121 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 2.

Decade	Belgium	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	143,342	114,014	29,328	Belgium
2000s	298,197	254,228	43,969	Belgium
2010s	425,168	487,087	61,918	South Korea
2020s	527,121	617,625	90,504	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj., Belgium or South Korea?: South Korea, at 631,476 against 526,259 in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between Belgium and South Korea?: 105,217, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Belgium and South Korea rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?: Belgium ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 131 places, 4,013 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, seasonally adjusted.