Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Belgium
Belgium: Bound rate, simple mean, all products was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bound rate, simple mean, all products in Belgium is 4.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, all products in Belgium peaked at 6.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 125th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 122 Ukraine 5.8% compare
- 123 Montenegro 5.3% compare
- 124 Canada 4.9% compare
- 125 Austria 4.4% compare
- 125 Bulgaria 4.4% compare
- 125 Croatia 4.4% compare
- 125 Cyprus 4.4% compare
- 125 Czechia 4.4% compare
- 125 Denmark 4.4% compare
- 125 Estonia 4.4% compare
- 125 Finland 4.4% compare
- 125 France 4.4% compare
- 125 Germany 4.4% compare
- 125 Greece 4.4% compare
- 125 Hungary 4.4% compare
- 125 Ireland 4.4% compare
- 125 Italy 4.4% compare
- 125 Latvia 4.4% compare
- 125 Lithuania 4.4% compare
- 125 Malta 4.4% compare
- 125 Netherlands 4.4% compare
- 125 Poland 4.4% compare
- 125 Portugal 4.4% compare
- 125 Romania 4.4% compare
- 125 Slovakia 4.4% compare
- 125 Slovenia 4.4% compare
- 125 Spain 4.4% compare
- 125 Sweden 4.4% compare
- 125 United Kingdom 4.4% compare
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 156.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 17.2% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 56.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, all products in Belgium?
- Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Belgium was 4.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for bound rate, simple mean, all products?
- Belgium ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.