Manufactures imports in Belize
Belize: Manufactures imports was 64.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Manufactures imports in Belize, 1975–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Belize stood at 64.2%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Belize peaked at 69.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1999.
Belize ranks 81st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufactures imports in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 62.7% | — |
| 1976 | 60.9% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 60.8% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 58.4% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 55.3% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 45.8% | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 51.8% | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 57.9% | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 57.4% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 60.4% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 64.8% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 66.6% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -62.2% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +162.4% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -27.0% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 64.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.8% | 58.4% | 62.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 45.8% | 60.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 25.7% | 69.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 43.5% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 42.0% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 62.2% | 64.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 78 North Macedonia 64.5% compare
- 79 Zambia 64.4% compare
- 80 Guatemala 64.4% compare
- 82 Equatorial Guinea 64.2% compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 63.9% compare
- 84 Tunisia 63.7% compare
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (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 manufactures imports in Belize?
- Manufactures imports in Belize was 64.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for manufactures imports?
- Belize ranks 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.