Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Belize's unemployment rate stands at 8.86% as of 2025-12-31, up from 8.7% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Belize's unemployment rate was 8.86%, up from 8.7% in 2024.
In 2024, Belize's unemployment rate was 8.7%, up from 8.28% in 2023.
In 2023, Belize's unemployment rate was 8.28%, down from 8.68% in 2022.
In 2022, Belize's unemployment rate was 8.68%, down from 10.3% in 2021.
In 2021, Belize's unemployment rate was 10.3%, down from 10.76% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.86% | +0.158% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +0.42% |
| 2023 | 8.28% | -0.404% |
| 2022 | 8.68% | -1.62% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -0.461% |
| 2020 | 10.76% | +1.71% |
| 2019 | 9.05% | -0.293% |
| 2018 | 9.35% | +2.75% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -0.404% |
| 2016 | 7% | -0.578% |
| 2015 | 7.58% | -0.666% |
| 2014 | 8.24% | -0.105% |
| 2013 | 8.35% | -0.029% |
| 2012 | 8.38% | -0.046% |
| 2011 | 8.42% | +0.012% |
| 2010 | 8.41% | +0.089% |
| 2009 | 8.32% | +0.143% |
| 2008 | 8.18% | -0.33% |
| 2007 | 8.51% | -0.88% |
| 2006 | 9.39% | -1.52% |
| 2005 | 10.91% | +0.324% |
| 2004 | 10.59% | +0.244% |
| 2003 | 10.34% | +0.302% |
| 2002 | 10.04% | +0.97% |
| 2001 | 9.07% | -1.77% |
| 2000 | 10.84% | -2% |
| 1999 | 12.84% | -1.47% |
| 1998 | 14.31% | +1.63% |
| 1997 | 12.68% | -1.14% |
| 1996 | 13.82% | +1.34% |
| 1995 | 12.48% | +1.38% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +1.32% |
| 1993 | 9.78% | +0.126% |
| 1992 | 9.65% | +0.007% |
| 1991 | 9.65% | — |
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Belize's unemployment rate is 8.86% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 8.7% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 14.31% (1998); the lowest is 6.6% (2017), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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