Belize's goods imports (current US$, BoP) was US$1.38 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 43.88% from US$961.26 million in 2015 (3.7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.38 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$731.43 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$961.26 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.38 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$108.3 million | 1986 |
| Average since 2016 | US$1.06 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$116.3 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Belize's goods imports (current US$, BoP) rose 1.5% on 2024 (from US$1.36 billion to US$1.38 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.9% and a typical year strayed about 13.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30.7% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.5% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$63.85 million a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Belize had the 121st highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | US$1.38 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$25.08 trillion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$1.61 trillion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | US$6.48 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Belize in the 2025 ranking
- Suriname — 118th of 136: US$1.91 billion
- Lesotho — 119th of 136: US$1.69 billion
- Seychelles — 120th of 136: US$1.45 billion
- Gambia, The — 122nd of 136: US$1.37 billion
- Cabo Verde — 123rd of 136: US$1.29 billion
- Bermuda — 124th of 136: US$1.28 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 42 values
| Year | Goods imports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,383,053,345 |
| 2024 | 1,362,002,497 |
| 2023 | 1,265,415,550 |
| 2022 | 1,223,635,879 |
| 2021 | 956,086,050 |
| 2020 | 731,431,930 |
| 2019 | 968,501,301 |
| 2018 | 917,235,593 |
| 2017 | 847,365,603 |
| 2016 | 916,128,466 |
| 2015 |
Goods imports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$792.94 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$71.79 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$1.39 billion (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$4.6 billion (2024)
- Barbados — US$1.53 billion (2017)
- Bolivia — US$9.26 billion (2025)
- Brazil — US$290.77 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$86.52 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$66.33 billion (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$24.43 billion (2025)
- Curaçao
More economic policy & debt data for Belize
- GDP (current US$) — US$3.33 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 6.65 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.7 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 5.4 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$7,865 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 15,731 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$6,374 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 12,772 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$3.16 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 6.32 billion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 14,953 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Belize's goods imports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$1.38 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is up 1,089% from US$116.3 million in 1984 (6.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.38 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$108.3 million in 1986.
- How does Belize rank?
- 121st highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in goods imports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Belize?
- In 2025, Belize's goods imports (current US$, BoP) rose 1.5% on 2024 (from US$1.36 billion to US$1.38 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.9% and a typical year strayed about 13.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.MRCH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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