Employers, total (% of total employment) in Belize
Belize: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 5.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belize recorded 5.3% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Belize peaked at 6.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1995.
That places Belize 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +67.9% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +142.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -42.2% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +59.2% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6517 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 447.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Belize?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Belize was 5.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1995.
- How does Belize rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Belize ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).