Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Belize

Employment in industry in Belize in 2025 — 15.3%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.1 pp.

2025 15.3% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 136of 182
Period maximum 18.7%1993
Period minimum 15.3%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Belize, 1991–2025151617181919911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 18.5%1992: 18.6%1993: 18.7%1994: 18%1995: 17.8%1996: 17%1997: 18.2%1998: 18%1999: 17%2000: 17.5%2001: 17.5%2002: 17.6%2003: 17.6%2004: 17.8%2005: 17.9%2006: 17.8%2007: 17.7%2008: 17.7%2009: 17.4%2010: 17.1%2011: 17%2012: 16.9%2013: 16.9%2014: 16.9%2015: 15.4%2016: 15.7%2017: 15.7%2018: 17.5%2019: 15.7%2020: 15.6%2021: 15.8%2022: 15.7%2023: 15.4%2024: 15.4%2025: 15.3%
Change over the period: −3.1 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 15.3%
World 23.7%
Central America computed 23.5%
Employment in industry — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.3 −0.1 pp
2024 15.4 +0 pp
2023 15.4 −0.4 pp
2022 15.7 −0.1 pp
2021 15.8 +0.2 pp
2020 15.6 −0.1 pp
2019 15.7 −1.8 pp
2018 17.5 +1.8 pp
2017 15.7 −0 pp
2016 15.7 +0.3 pp
2015 15.4 −1.5 pp
2014 16.9 −0 pp
2013 16.9 +0 pp
2012 16.9 −0.1 pp
2011 17 −0.1 pp
2010 17.1 −0.3 pp
2009 17.4 −0.3 pp
2008 17.7 +0 pp
2007 17.7 −0.1 pp
2006 17.8 −0.1 pp
2005 17.9 +0.1 pp
2004 17.8 +0.2 pp
2003 17.6 −0 pp
2002 17.6 +0.1 pp
2001 17.5 +0 pp
2000 17.5 +0.5 pp
1999 17 −1 pp
1998 18 −0.3 pp
1997 18.2 +1.3 pp
1996 17 −0.8 pp
1995 17.8 −0.1 pp
1994 18 −0.7 pp
1993 18.7 +0.1 pp
1992 18.6 +0.1 pp
1991 18.5

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.