Belize Exports 2023
Complete list of Belize's 126 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$374.69M
Total exports (2023)
#173
Global export rank
126
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Belize exported $374.69 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #173 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 126 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 75.3% of total export value. The leading export was cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, valued at $86.04 million — 23.0% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
126 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $92.63M | 24.72% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | $48.53M | 12.95% |
| 3 | Spain | $33.46M | 8.93% |
| 4 | Guatemala | $28.69M | 7.66% |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | $15.51M | 4.14% |
| 6 | Honduras | $14.27M | 3.81% |
| 7 | Jamaica | $14.14M | 3.77% |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | $13.58M | 3.63% |
| 9 | Poland | $10.94M | 2.92% |
| 10 | Hungary | $10.37M | 2.77% |
| 11 | Ireland | $9.60M | 2.56% |
| 12 | Mexico | $6.73M | 1.80% |
| 13 | Portugal | $6.72M | 1.79% |
| 14 | Barbados | $4.41M | 1.18% |
| 15 | Other Asia, nes | $4.39M | 1.17% |
| 16 | Germany | $4.19M | 1.12% |
| 17 | Japan | $4.06M | 1.08% |
| 18 | Guyana | $4.05M | 1.08% |
| 19 | Canada | $3.15M | 0.84% |
| 20 | Senegal | $3.09M | 0.82% |
| 21 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $2.94M | 0.78% |
| 22 | Dominica | $2.70M | 0.72% |
| 23 | Ghana | $2.43M | 0.65% |
| 24 | Thailand | $2.23M | 0.59% |
| 25 | Czechia | $2.15M | 0.58% |
| 26 | Costa Rica | $1.82M | 0.49% |
| 27 | Australia | $1.79M | 0.48% |
| 28 | China | $1.67M | 0.45% |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | $1.64M | 0.44% |
| 30 | Switzerland | $1.51M | 0.40% |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | $1.51M | 0.40% |
| 32 | Suriname | $1.49M | 0.40% |
| 33 | Grenada | $1.31M | 0.35% |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $1.28M | 0.34% |
| 35 | Tunisia | $1.22M | 0.33% |
| 36 | Bulgaria | $1.21M | 0.32% |
| 37 | Netherlands | $1.07M | 0.29% |
| 38 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $889,204 | 0.24% |
| 39 | Dominican Rep. | $880,331 | 0.23% |
| 40 | Belgium | $861,448 | 0.23% |
| 41 | Peru | $822,211 | 0.22% |
| 42 | Norway | $786,169 | 0.21% |
| 43 | Italy | $759,983 | 0.20% |
| 44 | France | $756,517 | 0.20% |
| 45 | Austria | $509,391 | 0.14% |
| 46 | Brazil | $489,383 | 0.13% |
| 47 | Malaysia | $456,311 | 0.12% |
| 48 | Ethiopia | $339,856 | 0.09% |
| 49 | Türkiye | $326,260 | 0.09% |
| 50 | New Zealand | $325,189 | 0.09% |
| 51 | India | $282,057 | 0.08% |
| 52 | Bahamas | $260,161 | 0.07% |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | $236,833 | 0.06% |
| 54 | Indonesia | $226,749 | 0.06% |
| 55 | Singapore | $220,866 | 0.06% |
| 56 | Georgia | $219,246 | 0.06% |
| 57 | South Africa | $202,220 | 0.05% |
| 58 | Anguilla | $168,576 | 0.04% |
| 59 | Br. Virgin Isds | $160,656 | 0.04% |
| 60 | Ukraine | $149,604 | 0.04% |
| 61 | Bahrain | $140,349 | 0.04% |
| 62 | Panama | $139,980 | 0.04% |
| 63 | El Salvador | $123,838 | 0.03% |
| 64 | Israel | $120,003 | 0.03% |
| 65 | Slovakia | $90,163 | 0.02% |
| 66 | Pakistan | $85,184 | 0.02% |
| 67 | Sweden | $83,415 | 0.02% |
| 68 | Greece | $82,459 | 0.02% |
| 69 | Rep. of Moldova | $82,437 | 0.02% |
| 70 | Fiji | $80,413 | 0.02% |
| 71 | Morocco | $66,836 | 0.02% |
| 72 | Togo | $61,648 | 0.02% |
| 73 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $59,895 | 0.02% |
| 74 | Cambodia | $55,357 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $52,319 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Saint Maarten | $50,298 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Romania | $42,418 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Gabon | $42,266 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Mauritius | $35,226 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Kuwait | $32,207 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Finland | $32,091 | 0.01% |
| 82 | Rep. of Korea | $30,499 | 0.01% |
| 83 | Colombia | $29,467 | 0.01% |
| 84 | Chile | $24,773 | 0.01% |
| 85 | Namibia | $24,679 | 0.01% |
| 86 | Luxembourg | $23,266 | 0.01% |
| 87 | Latvia | $19,239 | 0.01% |
| 88 | Uruguay | $16,929 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Denmark | $13,373 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Angola | $11,626 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Oman | $10,237 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Slovenia | $10,058 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | $9,606 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Uganda | $7,323 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Nicaragua | $6,882 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Cyprus | $6,435 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Zambia | $5,993 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Curaçao | $5,895 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Lesotho | $5,747 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Brunei Darussalam | $5,682 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Nigeria | $5,631 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Argentina | $5,370 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Russian Federation | $5,294 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Iceland | $4,094 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Estonia | $4,004 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Malawi | $3,587 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Cayman Isds | $3,348 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Paraguay | $3,293 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | $2,448 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $2,151 | 0.00% |
| 111 | China, Macao SAR | $1,884 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Montserrat | $1,686 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | $1,648 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Samoa | $1,606 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Ecuador | $1,405 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Benin | $1,370 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Lebanon | $1,284 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Eswatini | $1,223 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Serbia | $1,034 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Kenya | $799 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Bangladesh | $776 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Lithuania | $408 | 0.00% |
| 123 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $307 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Croatia | $142 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | $121 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Egypt | $83 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $86.04M | 22.96% |
| 2 | 080390 | Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $34.25M | 9.14% |
| 3 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $20.91M | 5.58% |
| 4 | 230210 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of maize (corn), whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $16.42M | 4.38% |
| 5 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $14.20M | 3.79% |
| 6 | 030349 | Fish: frozen, tuna, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.4, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $13.58M | 3.62% |
| 7 | 030611 | Crustaceans: frozen, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $11.55M | 3.08% |
| 8 | 170310 | Sugars: molasses, from sugar cane, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar | $10.91M | 2.91% |
| 9 | 030342 | Fish: frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $9.66M | 2.58% |
| 10 | 200911 | Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $8.96M | 2.39% |
| 11 | 170390 | Sugars: molasses, from sugar beet, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar | $7.91M | 2.11% |
| 12 | 030343 | Fish: frozen, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $7.45M | 1.99% |
| 13 | 030799 | Molluscs: n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process | $6.08M | 1.62% |
| 14 | 230310 | Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues: whether or not in the form of pellets | $4.52M | 1.21% |
| 15 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $4.28M | 1.14% |
| 16 | 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $3.87M | 1.03% |
| 17 | 071333 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $3.30M | 0.88% |
| 18 | 030784 | Molluscs: stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen | $3.28M | 0.88% |
| 19 | 030792 | Molluscs: n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, frozen | $3.15M | 0.84% |
| 20 | 010229 | Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $2.98M | 0.80% |
| 21 | 030819 | Aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), dried, salted or in brine, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process | $2.89M | 0.77% |
| 22 | 850940 | Electro-mechanical domestic appliances: food grinders and mixers, fruit or vegetable juice extractors, with self-contained electric motor | $2.52M | 0.67% |
| 23 | 030612 | Crustaceans: frozen, lobsters (Homarus spp.), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $2.51M | 0.67% |
| 24 | 293339 | Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3 | $2.32M | 0.62% |
| 25 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $2.16M | 0.58% |
| 26 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $2.15M | 0.57% |
| 27 | 330112 | Oils, essential: of orange (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $2.15M | 0.57% |
| 28 | 200921 | Juice: grapefruit (including pomelo), of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $1.90M | 0.51% |
| 29 | 170113 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.89M | 0.50% |
| 30 | 220840 | Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products | $1.87M | 0.50% |
| 31 | 110313 | Cereal groats and meal: of maize (corn) | $1.85M | 0.49% |
| 32 | 030344 | Fish: frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.84M | 0.49% |
| 33 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $1.71M | 0.46% |
| 34 | 030743 | Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, frozen | $1.59M | 0.43% |
| 35 | 840710 | Engines: for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $1.44M | 0.38% |
| 36 | 030617 | Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $1.44M | 0.38% |
| 37 | 293399 | Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933 | $1.41M | 0.38% |
| 38 | 720410 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of cast iron | $1.38M | 0.37% |
| 39 | 390740 | Polycarbonates: in primary forms | $1.38M | 0.37% |
| 40 | 850153 | Electric motors: AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75kW | $1.37M | 0.36% |
| 41 | 030616 | Crustaceans: frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $1.30M | 0.35% |
| 42 | 200941 | Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $1.30M | 0.35% |
| 43 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $1.26M | 0.34% |
| 44 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $1.20M | 0.32% |
| 45 | 293499 | Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934 | $1.17M | 0.31% |
| 46 | 220890 | Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $1.15M | 0.31% |
| 47 | 010221 | Cattle: live, pure-bred breeding animals | $1.11M | 0.30% |
| 48 | 071339 | Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.11M | 0.30% |
| 49 | 640419 | Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $995,208 | 0.27% |
| 50 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $933,080 | 0.25% |
| 51 | 040711 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $906,519 | 0.24% |
| 52 | 842449 | Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other than portable sprayers | $902,040 | 0.24% |
| 53 | 440721 | Wood, tropical: as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $884,685 | 0.24% |
| 54 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $873,813 | 0.23% |
| 55 | 100790 | Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed | $817,710 | 0.22% |
| 56 | 292690 | Nitrile-function compounds: n.e.c. heading no. 2926 | $798,379 | 0.21% |
| 57 | 051191 | Animal products: of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates: dead animals of chapter 03, unfit for human consumption | $778,936 | 0.21% |
| 58 | 220860 | Vodka | $753,146 | 0.20% |
| 59 | 440729 | Wood, tropical, n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $729,059 | 0.19% |
| 60 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $724,958 | 0.19% |
| 61 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $689,883 | 0.18% |
| 62 | 293410 | Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure | $681,927 | 0.18% |
| 63 | 293359 | Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives, loprazolam, mecloqualone, methaqualone, zipeprol, and salts thereof) n.e.c. in 2933.5 | $681,456 | 0.18% |
| 64 | 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $674,021 | 0.18% |
| 65 | 710399 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, (other than rubies, sapphires and emeralds), worked other than simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $664,232 | 0.18% |
| 66 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $620,407 | 0.17% |
| 67 | 292429 | Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: other than the derivatives and salts of ureines, 2-acetamidobenzoic acid (N-acetylanthancillic acid),ethinamate S, and alachlor (ISO) and their derivatives and salts | $620,152 | 0.17% |
| 68 | 680911 | Plaster, or plaster compositions: boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only, not ornamented | $590,567 | 0.16% |
| 69 | 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $552,131 | 0.15% |
| 70 | 030366 | Fish: frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $549,235 | 0.15% |
| 71 | 180100 | Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $528,995 | 0.14% |
| 72 | 481820 | Paper articles: handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | $521,187 | 0.14% |
| 73 | 853650 | Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $517,348 | 0.14% |
| 74 | 640319 | Sports footwear: (other than ski-boots, snowboard boots or cross-country ski footwear), with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather | $487,725 | 0.13% |
| 75 | 030791 | Molluscs: n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, live or fresh, chilled | $486,208 | 0.13% |
| 76 | 030232 | Fish: fresh or chilled, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $473,112 | 0.13% |
| 77 | 441810 | Wood: windows, French-windows and their frames | $469,975 | 0.13% |
| 78 | 293369 | Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused triazine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, others excluding melamine | $460,256 | 0.12% |
| 79 | 090300 | Mate | $457,031 | 0.12% |
| 80 | 200912 | Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $455,458 | 0.12% |
| 81 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $449,850 | 0.12% |
| 82 | 441820 | Wood: doors and their frames and thresholds | $449,098 | 0.12% |
| 83 | 680919 | Plaster, or plaster compositions: boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, (other than faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only), not ornamented | $436,071 | 0.12% |
| 84 | 080720 | Fruit, edible: papaws (papayas), fresh | $428,555 | 0.11% |
| 85 | 200919 | Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $417,371 | 0.11% |
| 86 | 382100 | Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells | $396,721 | 0.11% |
| 87 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $377,783 | 0.10% |
| 88 | 721012 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of less than 0.5mm | $370,465 | 0.10% |
| 89 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $350,466 | 0.09% |
| 90 | 441860 | Wood: posts and beams | $349,542 | 0.09% |
| 91 | 151610 | Animal fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $343,061 | 0.09% |
| 92 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $341,097 | 0.09% |
| 93 | 080111 | Nuts, edible: coconuts, desiccated | $334,058 | 0.09% |
| 94 | 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.c. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $332,882 | 0.09% |
| 95 | 080119 | Nuts, edible: coconuts, fresh or dried, other than desiccated or in the inner shell (endocarp) | $332,797 | 0.09% |
| 96 | 482369 | Paper and paperboard: trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard other than of bamboo | $332,642 | 0.09% |
| 97 | 940610 | Buildings: prefabricated, of wood | $324,953 | 0.09% |
| 98 | 200931 | Juice: of single citrus fruit (excluding orange or grapefruit), of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $315,346 | 0.08% |
| 99 | 360200 | Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powders | $303,191 | 0.08% |
| 100 | 441899 | Wood: builders' joinery and carpentry of wood n.e.c. in heading no. 4418, other than of bamboo | $296,499 | 0.08% |