Belize vs Liberia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Belize
43.7%
in 2025
Liberia
44.9%
in 2025
Belize rank
59th
Liberia rank
56th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Belize
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 44.9% against 43.7% in Belize, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 59th and Liberia ranks 56th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.4% | 35.2% | 22.1% | Belize |
| 1970s | 63.0% | 49.6% | 13.4% | Belize |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 35.7% | 6.9% | Belize |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 2,313.3% | 2,278.1% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 68.2% | 29.1% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 91.4% | 48.9% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 44.0% | 0.3% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Belize or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 44.9% against 43.7% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Belize and Liberia?
- 1.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Liberia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Liberia rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Belize ranks 59th and Liberia ranks 56th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).