Printing and writing papers — Import value in Belgium
Belgium: Printing and writing papers — Import value was 749,991 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, printing and writing papers — import value in Belgium stood at 749,991 1000 USD. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value in Belgium peaked at 2.05 million 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 749,991 1000 USD, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 15th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.16 million 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 million 1000 USD | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million 1000 USD | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million 1000 USD | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million 1000 USD | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million 1000 USD | +50.1% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million 1000 USD | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.96 million 1000 USD | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million 1000 USD | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.63 million 1000 USD | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.84 million 1000 USD | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 1.61 million 1000 USD | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million 1000 USD | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.44 million 1000 USD | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million 1000 USD | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million 1000 USD | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million 1000 USD | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million 1000 USD | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million 1000 USD | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 761,161 1000 USD | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 834,117 1000 USD | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 968,317 1000 USD | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 789,268 1000 USD | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 749,991 1000 USD | -5.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 749,991 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 53,828 1000 USD, 13.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 749,991 1000 USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92,428 1000 USD, 8.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 million 1000 USD | 1.09 million 1000 USD | 2.05 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million 1000 USD | 1.18 million 1000 USD | 1.84 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 820,571 1000 USD | 749,991 1000 USD | 968,317 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value in Belgium?
- Printing and writing papers — import value in Belgium was 749,991 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 749,991 1000 USD in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for printing and writing papers — import value?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en