Industry (including construction), value added in Belize
Belize: Industry (including construction), value added was 14.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Belize, 1978–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, industry (including construction), value added in Belize stood at 14.6%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Belize peaked at 26.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2018.
That places Belize 166th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 20.0% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 20.6% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 20.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.1% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.7% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Belize
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 299.82 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 149.91 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 963.64 million current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 481.82 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -329.10 million current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -164.55 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 14,953 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 7,530 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 6.32 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Belize?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Belize was 14.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.