World StatisticsBelize: Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate), 1991–2025
Value in 20258.9
Change since 2015+16.9%7.6 (2015)
World rank43 / 1822025
Rank in region8 / 31Latin America & Caribbean
World4.8World Bank aggregate
Trend and comparison
Neighbours in the 2025 ranking
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8.7
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Values and rank by year
| Year | Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) | vs prior year | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.9 | +1.8% | 43 / 182 |
| 2024 | 8.7 | +5.1% | 45 / 182 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | -4.7% | 49 / 184 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | -15.7% | 51 / 186 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | -4.3% | 49 / 187 |
| 2020 | 10.8 | +18.9% | 52 / 187 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | -3.1% | 52 / 187 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | +41.7% | 50 / 187 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | -5.8% | 79 / 187 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | -7.6% | 81 / 187 |
| 2015 | 7.6 | -8.1% | 75 / 187 |
| 2014 | 8.2 | -1.3% | 70 / 187 |
| 2013 | 8.3 | -0.3% | 71 / 187 |
| 2012 | 8.4 | -0.5% | 69 / 187 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | +0.1% | 66 / 187 |
| 2010 | 8.4 | +1.1% | 68 / 187 |
| 2009 | 8.3 | +1.7% | 71 / 187 |
| 2008 | 8.2 | -3.9% | 56 / 187 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | -9.4% | 57 / 187 |
| 2006 | 9.4 | -13.9% | 53 / 187 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | +3.1% | 47 / 187 |
| 2004 | 10.6 | +2.4% | 53 / 187 |
| 2003 | 10.3 | +3.0% | 61 / 187 |
| 2002 | 10.0 | +10.7% | 69 / 187 |
| 2001 | 9.1 | -16.3% | 75 / 187 |
| 2000 | 10.8 | -15.6% | 60 / 187 |
| 1999 | 12.8 | -10.3% | 43 / 187 |
| 1998 | 14.3 | +12.9% | 27 / 187 |
| 1997 | 12.7 | -8.2% | 39 / 187 |
| 1996 | 13.8 | +10.7% | 32 / 187 |
| 1995 | 12.5 | +12.4% | 39 / 187 |
| 1994 | 11.1 | +13.5% | 49 / 187 |
| 1993 | 9.8 | +1.3% | 66 / 187 |
| 1992 | 9.7 | +0.1% | 58 / 187 |
| 1991 | 9.6 | – | 55 / 187 |
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