Belize vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Imports of goods and services

Belize
11.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
4.5%
in 2025
Belize rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Belize
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 11.7% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.2%.

That makes Belize's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Belize ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 5.7% 7.2% 1.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.6% 7.1% 5.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 4.8% 1.1% 3.7% Belize
2020s 5.8% 4.1% 1.7% Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Belize or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belize, at 11.7% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Belize and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
7.2%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Belize and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Belize ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 9,177 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.