Belize vs Latin America & Caribbean: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Belize
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Belize currently reports 95.3% against 24.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 70.6%.
That makes Belize's figure about 3.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.8% | 39.5% | 29.2% | Belize |
| 1980s | 95.7% | 27.3% | 68.4% | Belize |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 21.7% | 50.9% | Belize |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 18.8% | 48.8% | Belize |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 21.9% | 50.9% | Belize |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 24.3% | 70.0% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Belize or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Belize, at 95.3% against 24.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Belize and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 70.6%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for food exports?
- Belize ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.