Tariff rate across all products in Belize

Belize: Tariff rate across all products was 18.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.1%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
6th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.7%
in 2020
All-time low
8.2%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1996–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Belize, 1996–2022

051015201996200920221996: 15.6 %1999: 11.2 %2001: 10.7 %2002: 11.7 %2003: 11.3 %2006: 9.6 %2007: 9.3 %2008: 9 %2009: 11.7 %2010: 11.7 %2011: 8.5 %2012: 8.2 %2013: 10.1 %2014: 10.1 %2015: 10 %2016: 10.5 %2017: 10.4 %2018: 11.1 %2019: 11.2 %2020: 18.7 %2021: 17.8 %2022: 18.1 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Belize is 18.1%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 121.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Belize peaked at 18.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2012.

Belize ranks 6th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.4% 11.2% 15.6% 2
2000s 10.5% 9.0% 11.7% 7
2010s 10.2% 8.2% 11.7% 10
2020s 18.2% 17.8% 18.7% 3

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 3 Congo 18.2% compare
  2. 3 Equatorial Guinea 18.2% compare
  3. 5 Cameroon 18.1% compare
  4. 7 Djibouti 17.6% compare
  5. 8 Chad 16.8% compare
  6. 9 Gabon 16.6% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Belize?
Tariff rate across all products in Belize was 18.1% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2012.
How does Belize rank for tariff rate across all products?
Belize ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 121.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.