Belize Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Belize unemployment rate for 2023 was 8.26%, a 0.46% decline from 2022.
  • Belize unemployment rate for 2022 was 8.72%, a 1.43% decline from 2021.
  • Belize unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.16%, a 0.54% decline from 2020.
  • Belize unemployment rate for 2020 was 10.70%, a 1.65% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Belize Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 8.26% -0.46%
2022 8.72% -1.43%
2021 10.16% -0.54%
2020 10.70% 1.65%
2019 9.05% 1.15%
2018 7.90% 1.30%
2017 6.60% -0.40%
2016 7.00% -0.58%
2015 7.58% -0.67%
2014 8.24% -0.11%
2013 8.35% -0.03%
2012 8.38% -0.05%
2011 8.43% 0.01%
2010 8.42% 0.09%
2009 8.34% 0.16%
2008 8.18% -0.33%
2007 8.51% -0.88%
2006 9.39% -1.52%
2005 10.91% 0.31%
2004 10.60% 0.24%
2003 10.36% 0.32%
2002 10.04% 0.97%
2001 9.07% -1.74%
2000 10.81% -2.03%
1999 12.84% -1.47%
1998 14.31% 1.63%
1997 12.68% -1.14%
1996 13.82% 1.34%
1995 12.48% 1.38%
1994 11.10% 1.32%
1993 9.78% 0.12%
1992 9.66% 0.02%
1991 9.64% 0.02%