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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 0.522 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 0.605 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.004
1968	0.008
1969	0.003
1986	0.005
1987	0.001
1988	0.007
1989	0.010
1990	0.131
1991	0.001
1992	0.002
1994	0.007
1996	0.001
1999	0.000
2001	0.027
2002	0.002
2003	0.002
2004	0.005
2005	0.005
2006	0.001
2007	0.004
2008	0.068
2009	0.007
2010	0.043
2011	0.123
2012	0.119
2013	0.232
2014	0.164
2015	0.345
2016	0.605
2017	0.388
2018	0.408
2019	0.261
2020	0.522

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Belize was 787,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 991,000,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 13,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	13,000,000
1961	16,000,000
1962	22,000,000
1963	19,000,000
1964	22,000,000
1965	24,000,000
1966	27,000,000
1967	26,000,000
1968	27,000,000
1969	30,000,000
1970	33,000,000
1971	36,000,000
1972	43,000,000
1973	44,000,000
1974	64,000,000
1975	88,000,000
1976	73,000,000
1977	90,000,000
1978	106,000,000
1979	132,000,000
1980	150,000,000
1981	162,000,000
1982	128,000,000
1983	112,000,000
1984	130,000,000
1985	128,000,000
1986	122,000,000
1987	143,000,000
1988	181,000,000
1989	216,000,000
1990	211,000,000
1991	256,000,000
1992	274,000,000
1993	281,000,000
1994	260,000,000
1995	257,000,000
1996	255,000,000
1997	286,000,000
1998	295,000,000
1999	370,000,000
2000	524,000,000
2001	517,000,000
2002	525,000,000
2003	552,000,000
2004	520,000,000
2005	593,000,000
2006	660,000,000
2007	684,000,000
2008	837,000,000
2009	669,000,000
2010	706,000,000
2011	831,000,000
2012	861,000,000
2013	928,000,000
2014	962,000,000
2015	991,000,000
2016	953,000,000
2017	916,000,000
2018	958,000,000
2019	986,000,000
2020	787,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 53.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 89.65 in 1963, while its lowest value was 40.96 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	89.65
1964	88.99
1965	86.43
1966	87.42
1967	84.85
1968	85.47
1969	83.35
1970	83.69
1971	82.90
1972	72.12
1973	70.18
1974	67.68
1975	79.55
1976	75.26
1977	74.30
1978	76.36
1979	73.50
1981	73.92
1982	69.70
1983	65.74
1984	67.94
1985	81.20
1986	83.63
1987	84.81
1988	82.66
1989	83.81
1990	81.56
1991	85.06
1992	80.44
1993	76.86
1994	74.03
1995	74.26
1996	70.39
1997	69.27
1998	66.46
1999	68.15
2000	70.19
2001	68.79
2002	46.30
2003	45.12
2004	40.96
2005	56.54
2006	61.09
2007	56.91
2008	53.92
2009	51.59
2010	62.79
2011	60.18
2012	58.09
2013	57.78
2014	57.97
2015	59.98
2016	60.09
2017	60.07
2018	59.62
2019	58.08
2020	53.56

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 18.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 18.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	0.62
1965	0.89
1966	0.78
1967	0.79
1968	0.89
1969	1.00
1970	0.89
1971	0.39
1972	0.53
1973	0.43
1974	0.23
1975	0.16
1976	0.04
1977	0.05
1978	0.02
1979	0.09
1981	0.27
1982	0.17
1983	0.27
1984	4.56
1985	0.36
1986	0.37
1987	0.33
1988	0.20
1989	0.41
1990	1.02
1991	0.81
1992	1.08
1993	2.06
1994	2.54
1995	1.22
1996	1.09
1997	0.71
1998	0.77
1999	1.32
2000	1.32
2001	1.46
2002	1.45
2003	11.62
2004	5.04
2005	3.05
2006	4.96
2007	7.54
2008	9.67
2009	10.32
2010	11.08
2011	17.39
2012	16.77
2013	16.18
2014	15.30
2015	14.64
2016	15.03
2017	14.25
2018	14.86
2019	17.06
2020	18.32

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 16.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 16.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1976.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.30
1966	0.22
1967	0.24
1968	0.26
1969	0.28
1970	0.21
1971	0.23
1972	0.30
1973	0.26
1974	0.15
1975	0.02
1976	0.00
1979	0.09
1981	0.09
1982	0.09
1983	0.20
1984	4.50
1985	0.04
1986	0.03
1987	0.04
1988	0.05
1989	0.30
1990	0.90
1991	0.66
1992	0.91
1993	1.87
1994	2.37
1995	1.05
1996	0.89
1997	0.66
1998	0.59
1999	1.10
2000	1.10
2001	1.34
2002	1.09
2003	1.34
2004	1.81
2005	2.75
2006	4.62
2007	7.19
2008	9.09
2009	9.78
2010	10.32
2011	15.29
2012	13.97
2013	13.20
2014	12.55
2015	11.55
2016	13.22
2017	12.41
2018	13.20
2019	14.88
2020	16.35

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 0.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 1.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.01
1966	0.01
1968	0.02
1981	0.02
1988	0.00
1989	0.00
1990	0.00
1991	0.01
1992	0.00
1993	0.02
1994	0.01
1995	0.03
1996	0.01
1998	0.13
1999	0.16
2000	0.15
2001	0.02
2002	0.23
2003	0.10
2004	0.06
2005	0.04
2006	0.08
2007	0.05
2008	0.02
2009	0.08
2010	0.07
2011	0.27
2012	0.26
2013	0.41
2014	0.23
2015	1.00
2016	0.25
2017	0.25
2018	0.17
2019	0.33
2020	0.21

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 28.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 39.99 in 2005, while its lowest value was 5.61 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	5.61
1964	6.91
1965	8.88
1966	8.42
1967	10.46
1968	11.30
1969	13.23
1970	12.59
1971	13.12
1972	8.81
1973	11.59
1974	11.22
1975	12.60
1976	12.52
1977	11.88
1978	12.34
1979	14.59
1981	13.24
1982	16.45
1983	18.87
1984	12.81
1985	12.91
1986	15.07
1987	14.53
1988	15.55
1989	14.92
1990	15.43
1991	13.45
1992	14.80
1993	16.95
1994	17.45
1995	19.49
1996	27.36
1997	20.07
1998	16.35
1999	29.01
2000	21.93
2001	27.76
2002	24.08
2003	14.62
2004	19.48
2005	39.99
2006	22.25
2007	33.05
2008	22.24
2009	33.88
2010	24.41
2011	21.66
2012	24.51
2013	25.61
2014	26.27
2015	25.29
2016	24.88
2017	25.68
2018	25.49
2019	24.85
2020	28.12

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 0.014 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 0.044 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.004
1968	0.008
1969	0.003
1986	0.002
1987	0.001
1988	0.007
1989	0.010
1990	0.005
1991	0.014
1992	0.002
1994	0.005
1996	0.002
2001	0.019
2002	0.006
2003	0.002
2004	0.002
2005	0.002
2006	0.000
2007	0.023
2008	0.044
2009	0.017
2010	0.019
2011	0.010
2012	0.009
2013	0.001
2014	0.008
2015	0.006
2016	0.003
2017	0.011
2018	0.013
2019	0.015
2020	0.014

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 1.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 2.50 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	0.62
1965	0.43
1966	0.40
1967	0.28
1968	0.20
1969	0.41
1970	0.38
1971	0.16
1972	0.23
1973	0.16
1974	0.07
1975	0.14
1976	0.04
1977	0.05
1978	0.02
1981	0.05
1982	0.05
1983	0.07
1984	0.04
1985	0.32
1986	0.33
1987	0.29
1988	0.14
1989	0.06
1990	0.08
1991	0.11
1992	0.14
1993	0.15
1994	0.15
1995	0.11
1996	0.12
1997	0.05
1998	0.05
1999	0.04
2000	0.07
2001	0.07
2002	0.09
2003	0.12
2004	0.10
2005	0.22
2006	0.25
2007	0.25
2008	0.28
2009	0.32
2010	0.62
2011	1.77
2012	2.46
2013	2.50
2014	2.34
2015	1.95
2016	1.40
2017	1.45
2018	1.36
2019	1.71
2020	1.65

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 0.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 10.04 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.16
1966	0.15
1967	0.27
1968	0.40
1969	0.31
1970	0.29
1981	0.12
1982	0.03
1983	0.01
1984	0.03
1986	0.01
1988	0.00
1989	0.04
1990	0.04
1991	0.01
1992	0.03
1993	0.03
1994	0.02
1995	0.03
1996	0.07
1999	0.03
2001	0.01
2002	0.03
2003	10.04
2004	3.06
2005	0.04
2006	0.02
2007	0.03
2008	0.23
2009	0.12
2010	0.06
2011	0.04
2012	0.06
2013	0.07
2014	0.18
2015	0.13
2016	0.15
2017	0.13
2018	0.11
2019	0.12
2020	0.10

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 34.52 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2016.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	4.11
1964	4.10
1965	3.80
1966	3.38
1967	3.90
1968	2.34
1969	2.42
1970	2.83
1971	3.60
1972	18.55
1973	17.80
1974	20.88
1975	7.69
1976	12.18
1977	13.77
1978	11.28
1979	11.82
1981	12.56
1982	13.68
1983	15.11
1984	14.69
1985	5.52
1986	0.93
1987	0.33
1988	1.58
1989	0.86
1990	1.98
1991	0.68
1992	3.68
1993	4.13
1994	5.98
1995	5.03
1996	1.16
1997	9.95
1998	16.42
1999	1.52
2000	6.56
2001	1.99
2002	28.18
2003	28.64
2004	34.52
2005	0.43
2006	11.70
2007	2.51
2008	14.17
2009	4.21
2010	1.72
2011	0.78
2012	0.63
2013	0.43
2014	0.46
2015	0.09
2016	0.00
2017	0.00
2018	0.03
2019	0.01
2020	0.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Belize was $777,103,700 as of 2020. Over the past 57 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $996,349,200 in 2015 and $19,057,000 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	$19,057,000
1964	$20,315,000
1965	$24,888,000
1966	$27,102,000
1967	$25,887,000
1968	$26,523,000
1969	$29,607,000
1970	$33,369,000
1971	$35,270,000
1972	$39,989,000
1973	$43,844,000
1974	$64,579,000
1975	$88,520,000
1976	$72,889,000
1977	$78,641,000
1978	$107,510,000
1979	$130,299,000
1981	$161,948,000
1982	$128,000,000
1983	$110,877,000
1984	$129,965,000
1985	$128,107,000
1986	$121,944,000
1987	$142,347,000
1988	$174,435,500
1989	$215,323,000
1990	$210,565,500
1991	$239,606,500
1992	$279,550,700
1993	$282,606,000
1994	$259,199,000
1995	$258,513,500
1996	$255,769,500
1997	$285,980,000
1998	$324,556,000
1999	$366,810,000
2000	$442,580,500
2001	$521,303,900
2002	$529,114,200
2003	$555,995,800
2004	$516,068,500
2005	$440,995,600
2006	$662,976,500
2007	$687,065,000
2008	$839,860,900
2009	$667,653,400
2010	$702,728,000
2011	$838,829,200
2012	$846,400,000
2013	$909,674,900
2014	$965,918,300
2015	$996,349,200
2016	$952,712,600
2017	$913,290,900
2018	$956,905,200
2019	$984,176,600
2020	$777,103,700

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Belize was 28.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 39.99 in 2005, while its lowest value was 5.61 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	5.61
1964	6.91
1965	8.88
1966	8.42
1967	10.46
1968	11.30
1969	13.23
1970	12.59
1971	13.12
1972	8.81
1973	11.59
1974	11.22
1975	12.60
1976	12.52
1977	11.88
1978	12.34
1979	14.59
1981	13.24
1982	16.45
1983	18.87
1984	12.81
1985	12.91
1986	15.07
1987	14.53
1988	15.55
1989	14.92
1990	15.43
1991	13.45
1992	14.80
1993	16.95
1994	17.45
1995	19.49
1996	27.36
1997	20.07
1998	16.35
1999	29.01
2000	21.93
2001	27.76
2002	24.08
2003	14.62
2004	19.48
2005	39.99
2006	22.25
2007	33.05
2008	22.24
2009	33.88
2010	24.41
2011	21.66
2012	24.51
2013	25.61
2014	26.27
2015	25.29
2016	24.88
2017	25.68
2018	25.49
2019	24.85
2020	28.12

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports