Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) in Belize
Belize: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) was 18.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Belize, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 18.1% for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 121.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Belize peaked at 18.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2012.
That places Belize 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 15.6% | — |
| 1999 | 11.2% | -28.4% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +67.3% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 18.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 4.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 18.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.0%, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, applied, weighted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +67.3% | 11.2% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.2% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 11.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.8% | 18.7% | 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, weighted mean, all products in Belize?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Belize was 18.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products?
- Belize ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. 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.