Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize
Belize: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 9.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize stood at 9.1%.
That represents a change of up 154.5% on the previous year and up 231.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize peaked at 39.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -12.1%, in 2007.
That places Belize 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.3% | — |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -46.2% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | +51.1% |
| 1974 | 8.6% | +67.4% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -60.2% |
| 1976 | -9.7% | -385.0% |
| 1977 | 33.3% | -442.2% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | -83.5% |
| 1979 | -1.6% | -129.9% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -171.3% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +103.8% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +95.3% |
| 1983 | -3.9% | -184.5% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -136.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -44.5% |
| 1986 | -4.9% | -717.3% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -458.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -99.6% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | +7893.8% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | +79.9% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -60.3% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +187.9% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -60.4% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -26.5% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | -103.1% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -6439.7% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -68.4% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +421.6% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | -1.3% | -111.5% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | -52.6% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -6283.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -75.2% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -66.1% |
| 2006 | -7.0% | -314.6% |
| 2007 | -12.1% | +72.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -110.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +100.3% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +178.7% |
| 2011 | -8.3% | -216.3% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -275.9% |
| 2013 | -1.4% | -109.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -558.1% |
| 2015 | -6.9% | -211.6% |
| 2016 | -10.6% | +52.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -216.4% |
| 2018 | -2.4% | -119.3% |
| 2019 | -3.0% | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -102.3% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +27586.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -99.7% |
| 2023 | -6.3% | -12115.2% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -157.1% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | +154.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | -9.7% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | -4.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | -0.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | -12.1% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -10.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | -6.3% | 19.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Belize
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,119 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 7,682 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 15,365 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belize was 9.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.1% in 2007.
- How does Belize rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Belize ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.