Belize — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1990–2030 · 41 observations

About this series

The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.

In Belize, the unemployment rate reading was 8.86% in 2025, compared with 2.6% in 2024. The period change was +6.26 percentage points.

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  • Annual data, 1990–2030
  • Quarterly data, 2012–2023
  • Monthly data, 2012–2012
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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
20302.6 %
20292.6 %
20282.6 %
20272.6 %
20262.6 %
5 earlier values, back to 2021
20258.86 %
20242.6 %
20233.35 %
20226.1 %
202110.3 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.