Gender wage gap in Belize
Belize: Gender wage gap was -11.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
-11.2%
Change on year
down 24.5%
World rank
63rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2017
All-time low
-11.2%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Gender wage gap in Belize, 2017–2021
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gender wage gap in Belize stood at -11.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.5% on the previous year.
Belize ranks 63rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -6.3% | -10.4% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | -10.1% | -11.2% | -9.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 60 Costa Rica -6.3% compare
- 61 El Salvador -7.1% compare
- 62 Ecuador -9.1% compare
- 64 Panama -11.8% compare
- 65 Philippines -12.7% compare
- 66 East Timor -16.6% compare
More work & labour data for Belize
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Belize?
- Gender wage gap in Belize was -11.2% in 2021, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for gender wage gap?
- Belize ranks 63rd out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.