Food exports in Belize
Belize: Food exports was 95.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Food exports in Belize, 1975–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Belize recorded 95.3% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Belize peaked at 136.1% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1999.
Belize ranks 5th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Food exports in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 77.4% | — |
| 1976 | 63.2% | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 61.9% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 65.1% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 76.2% | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 79.4% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 99.5% | +24.6% |
| 1984 | 136.1% | +36.9% |
| 1985 | 100.8% | -25.9% |
| 1986 | 88.7% | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 85.5% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 78.4% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 76.7% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 79.5% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 83.7% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -87.0% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | +700.2% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | -60.4% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | +316.5% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.8% | 61.9% | 77.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 95.7% | 79.4% | 136.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 10.9% | 86.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 21.5% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 52.1% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 92.6% | 95.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,384 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Belize?
- Food exports in Belize was 95.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 136.1% in 1984.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for food exports?
- Belize ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.