Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Belize
Belize: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 20.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belize, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belize is 20.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belize peaked at 24.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2007.
That places Belize 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 24.2% | — |
| 1999 | 23.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -38.3% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 20.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.9%, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 20.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary 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 | -38.3% | 23.9% | 14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 20.0% | 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, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belize?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Belize was 20.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2007.
- How does Belize rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Belize ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).