{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-total-imports-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-total-imports-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-total-imports-gdp/","title":"Belgium Total Imports (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Total Imports (% of GDP): 77.5 % of GDP in 2025, -2.2pp YoY. Eurostat (TET00004), 2014–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2014/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Total Imports (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/TET00004/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2014–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"12"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"77.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"12","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Total Imports (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":12,"observations":[{"period":"2014","value":79.2},{"period":"2015","value":77.2},{"period":"2016","value":79.4},{"period":"2017","value":83.5},{"period":"2018","value":84.8},{"period":"2019","value":82.5},{"period":"2020","value":77.8},{"period":"2021","value":87.8},{"period":"2022","value":96.7},{"period":"2023","value":83.2},{"period":"2024","value":79.7},{"period":"2025","value":77.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"77.5","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"79.7","yoyChange":"-3.5pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"83.2","yoyChange":"-13.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"96.7","yoyChange":"+8.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"87.8","yoyChange":"+10pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"77.8","yoyChange":"-4.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"82.5","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"84.8","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"83.5","yoyChange":"+4.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"79.4","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"-2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"79.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total imports of goods and services as a share of GDP in Belgium from 2014 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2014–2025 (12 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 96.7 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 77.2 in 2015. The latest reading of 77.5 in 2025 represents a change of -2.2pp."}]}