Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Belize
Belize: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 12.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Belize, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Belize is 12.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Belize peaked at 22.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2011.
Belize ranks 53rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22.2% | — |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -46.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 52 Mauritania 12.1% compare
- 54 Cape Verde 11.9% compare
- 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.9% compare
- 56 Madagascar 11.9% 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Belize?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Belize was 12.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Belize ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation 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.