Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Belize

Imports (% of GDP) in Belize in 2024 — 53.75%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 172. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 9.62 pp.

2024 53.75% +2.28 pp vs 2023
World rank 63of 172
Period maximum 55.26%2022
Period minimum 36.17%1986

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Belize, 1980–202435404550556019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 44.13%1981: 47.42%1982: 43.29%1983: 39.86%1984: 43.34%1985: 37.96%1986: 36.17%1987: 39.68%1988: 43.27%1989: 43.21%1990: 38.55%1991: 43.2%1992: 39.32%1993: 37.26%1994: 39.37%1995: 37.12%1996: 37.82%1997: 41.66%1998: 42.12%1999: 49.25%2000: 53.73%2001: 51.28%2002: 49.46%2003: 49.79%2004: 44.1%2005: 47.27%2006: 47.08%2007: 45.38%2008: 51.62%2009: 44.14%2010: 44.23%2011: 50.19%2012: 51.84%2013: 52.65%2014: 51.62%2015: 52.5%2016: 49.19%2017: 47.9%2018: 49.25%2019: 50.42%2020: 44.01%2021: 51.4%2022: 55.26%2023: 51.47%2024: 53.75%
Change over the period: +9.62 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Belize 53.75%
World 28.11%
Central America computed 38.35%
Imports (% of GDP) — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 53.75 +2.28 pp
2023 51.47 −3.79 pp
2022 55.26 +3.86 pp
2021 51.4 +7.4 pp
2020 44.01 −6.42 pp
2019 50.42 +1.17 pp
2018 49.25 +1.36 pp
2017 47.9 −1.29 pp
2016 49.19 −3.31 pp
2015 52.5 +0.88 pp
2014 51.62 −1.03 pp
2013 52.65 +0.81 pp
2012 51.84 +1.65 pp
2011 50.19 +5.96 pp
2010 44.23 +0.1 pp
2009 44.14 −7.49 pp
2008 51.62 +6.25 pp
2007 45.38 −1.7 pp
2006 47.08 −0.19 pp
2005 47.27 +3.17 pp
2004 44.1 −5.69 pp
2003 49.79 +0.34 pp
2002 49.46 −1.82 pp
2001 51.28 −2.46 pp
2000 53.73 +4.48 pp
1999 49.25 +7.13 pp
1998 42.12 +0.46 pp
1997 41.66 +3.83 pp
1996 37.82 +0.71 pp
1995 37.12 −2.25 pp
1994 39.37 +2.11 pp
1993 37.26 −2.06 pp
1992 39.32 −3.88 pp
1991 43.2 +4.65 pp
1990 38.55 −4.65 pp
1989 43.21 −0.07 pp
1988 43.27 +3.6 pp
1987 39.68 +3.51 pp
1986 36.17 −1.79 pp
1985 37.96 −5.39 pp
1984 43.34 +3.48 pp
1983 39.86 −3.43 pp
1982 43.29 −4.12 pp
1981 47.42 +3.28 pp
1980 44.13

Central America, 2024

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

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.