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Belize — Trade & Compliance

Belize's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

3
trade agreements
4
cargo treaties
11.98%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1USA28.3%
  2. 2United Kingdom16.6%
  3. 3Spain9.2%
  4. 4Côte d'Ivoire5.6%
  5. 5Trinidad and Tobago4.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1USA40.8%
  2. 2China17.3%
  3. 3Guatemala9.2%
  4. 4Mexico9.0%
  5. 5Costa Rica1.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Sugars29.7%
  2. 2Fish & seafood20.2%
  3. 3Fruits & nuts13.3%
  4. 4Vegetable/fruit preparations4.9%
  5. 5Mineral fuels & oils3.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils14.4%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances9.8%
  3. 3Vehicles6.3%
  4. 4Electrical machinery6.2%
  5. 5Tobacco3.7%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1USA+7.50pp
  2. 2Côte d'Ivoire+5.64pp
  3. 3Trinidad and Tobago+4.29pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Kingdom−5.37pp
  2. 2Hungary−4.73pp
  3. 3Italy−4.45pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Fish & seafood+5.18pp
  2. 2Sugars+3.71pp
  3. 3Tobacco+3.44pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Fruits & nuts−8.04pp
  2. 2Organic chemicals−5.13pp
  3. 3Inorganic chemicals−2.56pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - CARIFORUM States2021
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
EU - CARIFORUM States2008
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)1973
CU & EIAGoods & Services
World Bank DTA · 3 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1990176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
    Party · 2024148 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 2005107 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 4 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
BZD
Belize Dollar
ISO numeric 0842 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
11.98%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
1.7M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 69 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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