Food imports in Belize
Belize: Food imports was 19.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Belize, 1975–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Belize is 19.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Belize peaked at 28.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2002.
That places Belize 67th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Food imports in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.0% | — |
| 1976 | 26.6% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 24.6% | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 26.9% | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 24.8% | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 20.3% | -17.8% |
| 1983 | 23.4% | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 27.2% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 25.3% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +66.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 24.6% | 28.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 20.3% | 27.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 17.8% | 21.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.4% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 12.6% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.4% | 25.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (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 imports in Belize?
- Food imports in Belize was 19.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2002.
- How does Belize rank for food imports?
- Belize ranks 67th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.