Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Belize
Belize: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 35.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Belize stood at 35.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Belize peaked at 36.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2014.
That places Belize 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.1% | — |
| 1992 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 34.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.9% | 33.0% | 35.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 31.8% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 30.7% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 35.2% | 36.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Belize?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Belize was 35.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Belize ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.