Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Belize
Belize: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Belize stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.9% on the previous year and up 507.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Belize peaked at 4.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Belize ranks 150th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +4288.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -78.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -73.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +168.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -60.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -47.0% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +34100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -94.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +355.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -99.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -41.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -55.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +27056.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -65.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -45.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -86.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +372.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +445.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -77.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +67.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +103.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +92.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -64.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +66.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +115.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +48.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 2% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +34100.0% | 0.0% | 4.6% |
| 2006 | +27056.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 1993 | +4288.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 324.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Belize?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Belize was 0.4% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Belize ranks 150th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 507.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.