Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) in Belize
Belize: Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) was 12.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in Belize, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in Belize stood at 12.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in Belize peaked at 20.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2018.
That places Belize 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.7% | — |
| 1999 | 19.4% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -34.2% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +1.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 12.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 12.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.4%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -34.2% | 19.4% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 19.4% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 3 |
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 tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in Belize?
- Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products in Belize was 12.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products?
- Belize ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean applied tariff is the unweighted average of effectively applied rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of simple mean tariffs.