Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Belize

Vulnerable employment in Belize in 2025 — 29.84%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.28 pp.

2025 29.84% −0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 94of 182
Period maximum 32.28%1996
Period minimum 23.86%2014

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Belize, 1991–202522.52527.53032.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 31.12%1992: 31.05%1993: 31.01%1994: 31.07%1995: 31.07%1996: 32.28%1997: 32.02%1998: 31.7%1999: 31.33%2000: 30.77%2001: 30.39%2002: 30.04%2003: 29.83%2004: 29.48%2005: 29.13%2006: 29.01%2007: 29.01%2008: 28.96%2009: 29.15%2010: 29.25%2011: 29.27%2012: 29.47%2013: 29.52%2014: 23.86%2015: 26.2%2016: 27.68%2017: 29.93%2018: 26.06%2019: 29.98%2020: 30.72%2021: 30.26%2022: 30.07%2023: 30.17%2024: 30%2025: 29.84%
Change over the period: −1.28 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Belize 29.84%
World 42.38%
Central America computed 27.75%
Vulnerable employment — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.84 −0.15 pp
2024 30 −0.18 pp
2023 30.17 +0.11 pp
2022 30.07 −0.2 pp
2021 30.26 −0.45 pp
2020 30.72 +0.74 pp
2019 29.98 +3.92 pp
2018 26.06 −3.87 pp
2017 29.93 +2.25 pp
2016 27.68 +1.48 pp
2015 26.2 +2.34 pp
2014 23.86 −5.66 pp
2013 29.52 +0.05 pp
2012 29.47 +0.2 pp
2011 29.27 +0.02 pp
2010 29.25 +0.1 pp
2009 29.15 +0.19 pp
2008 28.96 −0.06 pp
2007 29.01 +0 pp
2006 29.01 −0.12 pp
2005 29.13 −0.35 pp
2004 29.48 −0.35 pp
2003 29.83 −0.21 pp
2002 30.04 −0.36 pp
2001 30.39 −0.38 pp
2000 30.77 −0.56 pp
1999 31.33 −0.37 pp
1998 31.7 −0.32 pp
1997 32.02 −0.26 pp
1996 32.28 +1.2 pp
1995 31.07 −0 pp
1994 31.07 +0.06 pp
1993 31.01 −0.04 pp
1992 31.05 −0.07 pp
1991 31.12

Central America, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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