Belize (BLZ)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$282.76M

Imports

$1.45B

Total trade

$1.74B

Trade balance

-$1.17B

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Belize - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

USA (USA)

Total

42.6%

Exports

30.1%

$85.14M

Imports

45.0%

$654.54M

Total

42.6%

$739.68M

Rank #2

China (CHN)

Total

14.3%

Exports

0.3%

$721.65K

Imports

17.0%

$247.40M

Total

14.3%

$248.12M

Rank #3

Mexico (MEX)

Total

7.6%

Exports

2.9%

$8.20M

Imports

8.5%

$123.75M

Total

7.6%

$131.95M

Rank #4

Guatemala (GTM)

Total

7.5%

Exports

3.5%

$9.96M

Imports

8.3%

$120.25M

Total

7.5%

$130.21M

Rank #5

United Kingdom (GBR)

Total

5.8%

Exports

30.7%

$86.76M

Imports

1.0%

$14.09M

Total

5.8%

$100.85M

Rank #6

Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)

Total

2.4%

Exports

6.6%

$18.52M

Imports

1.6%

$23.80M

Total

2.4%

$42.32M

Rank #7

Honduras (HND)

Total

1.2%

Exports

5.2%

$14.80M

Imports

0.5%

$6.56M

Total

1.2%

$21.35M

Rank #8

Panama (PAN)

Total

1.2%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

1.4%

$20.00M

Total

1.2%

$20.00M

Rank #9

Costa Rica (CRI)

Total

0.9%

Exports

0.3%

$758.92K

Imports

1.1%

$15.40M

Total

0.9%

$16.16M

Rank #10

El Salvador (SLV)

Total

0.9%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

1.1%

$16.05M

Total

0.9%

$16.05M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	USA (USA)	30.1% $85.14M	45.0% $654.54M	42.6% $739.68M
2	China (CHN)	0.3% $721.65K	17.0% $247.40M	14.3% $248.12M
3	Mexico (MEX)	2.9% $8.20M	8.5% $123.75M	7.6% $131.95M
4	Guatemala (GTM)	3.5% $9.96M	8.3% $120.25M	7.5% $130.21M
5	United Kingdom (GBR)	30.7% $86.76M	1.0% $14.09M	5.8% $100.85M
6	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	6.6% $18.52M	1.6% $23.80M	2.4% $42.32M
7	Honduras (HND)	5.2% $14.80M	0.5% $6.56M	1.2% $21.35M
8	Panama (PAN)	0.0% $0	1.4% $20.00M	1.2% $20.00M
9	Costa Rica (CRI)	0.3% $758.92K	1.1% $15.40M	0.9% $16.16M
10	El Salvador (SLV)	0.0% $0	1.1% $16.05M	0.9% $16.05M

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In 2024, Belize reported exports of $282.8M and imports of $1.5B, leading to a trade balance of -$1.2B.
Belize ranked 122nd in total trade, 120th in exports, and 123rd in imports globally in 2024.
The country's top export partner was the United Kingdom, receiving 30.7% of exports, valued at $86.8M.
The United States was the largest source of imports for Belize, accounting for 45.0% of the total, or $654.5M.
Belize's primary export category was Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS2 17), with shipments totaling $102.2M.
The most significant import category was Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27), with a total import value of $208.4M.

Belize's Export Profile: 2024

In 2024, Belize's exports amounted to $282.8M. The leading export category was Sugars and sugar confectionery, which accounted for 36.1% of all exports with a value of $102.2M. The second largest export category was Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons, valued at $43.5M. Belize's main export destinations were the United Kingdom ($86.8M) and the United States ($85.1M), which collectively received over 60% of the country's total exports.

Belize's Import Profile: 2024

Belize's imports in 2024 totaled $1.5B. The top import category was Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, with a value of $208.4M, representing 14.3% of total imports. Machinery and mechanical appliances followed, with imports of $161.5M. The primary sources for imports were the United States, providing $654.5M (45.0% share), and China, with $247.4M (17.0% share).

Exports

Belize - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 17

Sugars and sugar confectionery

$102.16M

36.1% share

#2 • HS 08

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

$43.55M

15.4% share

#3 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$22.32M

7.9% share

#4 • HS 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

$20.67M

7.3% share

#5 • HS 03

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

$18.84M

6.7% share

#6 • HS 24

Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body

$14.80M

5.2% share

#7 • HS 23

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

$7.32M

2.6% share

#8 • HS 01

Animals; live

$5.97M

2.1% share

#9 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$5.91M

2.1% share

#10 • HS 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

$4.84M

1.7% share

#11 • HS 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

$4.46M

1.6% share

#12 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$4.31M

1.5% share

#13 • HS 44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

$4.17M

1.5% share

#14 • HS 07

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

$3.67M

1.3% share

#15 • HS 48

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard

$2.22M

0.8% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Sugars and sugar confectionery	$102.16M	36.1%
2	Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons	$43.55M	15.4%
3	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$22.32M	7.9%
4	Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants	$20.67M	7.3%
5	Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	$18.84M	6.7%
6	Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body	$14.80M	5.2%
7	Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder	$7.32M	2.6%
8	Animals; live	$5.97M	2.1%
9	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$5.91M	2.1%
10	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories	$4.84M	1.7%
11	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$4.46M	1.6%
12	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$4.31M	1.5%
13	Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal	$4.17M	1.5%
14	Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible	$3.67M	1.3%
15	Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard	$2.22M	0.8%

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Belize - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Belize - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Belize - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$208.39M

14.3% share

#2 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$161.47M

11.1% share

#3 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$104.63M

7.2% share

#4 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$92.92M

6.4% share

#5 • HS 24

$54.02M

3.7% share

#6 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$50.98M

3.5% share

#7 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$43.70M

3.0% share

#8 • HS 61

Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted

$36.62M

2.5% share

#9 • HS 38

Chemical products n.e.c.

$36.35M

2.5% share

#10 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$35.38M

2.4% share

#11 • HS 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

$33.91M

2.3% share

#12 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$33.31M

2.3% share

#13 • HS 64

Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles

$31.51M

2.2% share

#14 • HS 31

Fertilizers

$27.25M

1.9% share

#15 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$26.49M

1.8% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$208.39M	14.3%
2	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$161.47M	11.1%
3	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$104.63M	7.2%
4	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$92.92M	6.4%
5	Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body	$54.02M	3.7%
6	Plastics and articles thereof	$50.98M	3.5%
7	Iron or steel articles	$43.70M	3.0%
8	Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted	$36.62M	2.5%
9	Chemical products n.e.c.	$36.35M	2.5%
10	Iron and steel	$35.38M	2.4%
11	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$33.91M	2.3%
12	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$33.31M	2.3%
13	Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles	$31.51M	2.2%
14	Fertilizers	$27.25M	1.9%
15	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$26.49M	1.8%

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Belize - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Belize - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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