Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belize
Belize: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 75.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belize, 1963–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belize stood at 75.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belize peaked at 98.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1970.
Belize ranks 71st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 88.3% | — |
| 1964 | 87.0% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 85.0% | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 80.2% | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 79.2% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 74.2% | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 42.6% | -42.5% |
| 1971 | 77.0% | +80.6% |
| 1972 | 98.6% | +28.1% |
| 1973 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 82.9% | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 72.4% | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 77.9% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 54.8% | -29.6% |
| 1979 | 70.4% | +28.4% |
| 1981 | 97.4% | +38.4% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | -30.9% |
| 1983 | 82.1% | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 80.5% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 74.6% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 87.2% | +16.8% |
| 1987 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 81.7% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 77.7% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 82.7% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 92.5% | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 88.2% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 95.3% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 94.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 92.5% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 94.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 91.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +5.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 75.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 75.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +80.6% | 42.6% | 77.0% |
| 1970 | -42.5% | 74.2% | 42.6% |
| 1981 | +38.4% | 70.4% | 97.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.1% | 74.2% | 88.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 77.4% | 42.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.7% | 67.3% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 82.7% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 77.5% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 79.8% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 71.5% | 79.6% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belize?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Belize was 75.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Belize ranks 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.