Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belize
Belize: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belize, 1965–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.2% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
The figure is down 37.8% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belize peaked at 30.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1978.
Belize ranks 201st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +171.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -20.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -43.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +171.1% |
| 1970 | 30.1% | +27352.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -99.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -91.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +40.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -92.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +1016.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -50.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +587.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -31.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -40.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +26.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +304.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -73.7% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +4161.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +63168.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -97.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -48.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +70.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -32.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -48.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -43.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +872.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -65.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +526.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +105.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -68.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -73.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +493.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +142.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +98.2% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +233.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +203.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -74.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +29.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -70.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -37.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 4% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +63168.7% | 0.0% | 2.8% |
| 1970 | +27352.7% | 0.1% | 30.1% |
| 1990 | +4161.7% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| 1981 | +1016.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2000 | +872.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1983 | +587.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 0.0% | 30.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3% compare
- 199 Greenland 0.3% compare
- 200 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2% compare
- 202 French Polynesia 0.1% compare
- 203 Fiji 0.1% compare
- 204 Macao 0.1% 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)
- 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belize?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belize was 0.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1978.
- How does Belize rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Belize ranks 201st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.