Merchandise trade in Belize
Belize: Merchandise trade was 56.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Belize stood at 56.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Belize peaked at 144.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1996.
That places Belize 94th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.8% | — |
| 1961 | 83.4% | +11.5% |
| 1962 | 97.3% | +16.6% |
| 1963 | 94.8% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 96.7% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 89.8% | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 84.3% | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 93.3% | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 99.2% | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 97.5% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 93.1% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 104.5% | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 97.2% | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 105.7% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 131.1% | +24.1% |
| 1976 | 118.4% | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 129.2% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 136.5% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 144.3% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 101.4% | -29.7% |
| 1981 | 107.8% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 88.1% | -18.2% |
| 1983 | 72.5% | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 75.9% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 69.0% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 66.3% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 70.5% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 69.4% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 62.2% | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 59.6% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 53.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 75.1% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 56.4% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.4% | 74.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.7% | 93.1% | 144.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.8% | 66.3% | 107.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 49.7% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 58.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 59.3% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 52.6% | 66.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More private sector data for Belize
- 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$), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,384 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Belize?
- Merchandise trade in Belize was 56.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 144.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1996.
- How does Belize rank for merchandise trade?
- Belize ranks 94th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.