Manufactures exports in Belize
Belize: Manufactures 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 174th 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 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% |
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
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)
- Food exports 95.3% (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 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 174th 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.