Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Belize
Belize: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Belize, 1975–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Belize recorded 3.2% for manufactures exports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Belize peaked at 40.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
Belize ranks 175th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18.1% | — |
| 1976 | 29.3% | +62.1% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 29.9% | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | -40.1% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | -27.3% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -66.0% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | +34.3% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +158.8% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -30.1% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | +187.8% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -72.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -95.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +1200.6% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -79.1% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +99.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -71.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +40.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -54.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +60.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +55.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +42.1% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +63.8% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | +9.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 9% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1200.6% | 0.7% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 17.9% | 32.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 4.4% | 17.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 11.9% | 40.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 0.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 4.0% compare
- 173 Jamaica 3.9% compare
- 174 Guinea 3.7% compare
- 176 Faroe Islands 3.2% compare
- 177 Burkina Faso 2.7% compare
- 178 Suriname 2.2% compare
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)
- Commercial service imports 324.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.16 billion 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Belize?
- Manufactures exports in Belize was 3.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for manufactures exports?
- Belize ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.