Belize recorded a trade deficit of 246.90 BZD Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Belize averaged -112.08 BZD Million from 2003 until 2025, reaching an all time high of -13.77 BZD Million in February of 2003 and a record low of -255.48 BZD Million in January of 2024. source: Statistical Institute of Belize

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-246.90	-183.60	BZD Million	Dec 2025
Current Account	-142.90	-19.50	BZD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	-1.50	-0.60	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	24.50	24.80	BZD Million	Dec 2025
External Debt	1452.80	1429.00	USD Million	Dec 2024
External Debt to GDP	41.00	43.70	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Imports	271.40	208.40	BZD Million	Dec 2025
Remittances	151.80	147.20	USD Million	Dec 2024
Tourist Arrivals	1080781.00	1161762.00		Dec 2024

Belize Balance of Trade

Belize's systemic trade deficit is mostly explained by the country's need to import machinery and manufactured goods (41 percent of total imports) and fuels and chemical products (26 percent). Food and live animals are the country's major export being over 91 percent of total exports. The leading trading partner is the United States with 20 percent of exports and 42 percent of total imports, followed by the European Union and the United Kingdom (43 percent of exports and 5 percent of imports). Others include: the Caribbean Community and Central American Countries.