Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Belize
Belize: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Belize is 15.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Belize peaked at 18.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2025.
That places Belize 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.5% | — |
| 1992 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 15.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 15.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.8%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 17.0% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.4% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.3% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Belize?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Belize was 15.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Belize ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.