Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Belize

Belize: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 64.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
64.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
99th
of 186 countries
All-time high
69.3%
in 2014
All-time low
64.0%
in 2020
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Belize, 1991–2024

02040601991200720241991: 66.9 %1992: 67 %1993: 67 %1994: 67 %1995: 67 %1996: 64.5 %1997: 64.8 %1998: 65.1 %1999: 65.6 %2000: 66.2 %2001: 66.6 %2002: 67 %2003: 67.2 %2004: 67.6 %2005: 68 %2006: 68.2 %2007: 68.2 %2008: 68.2 %2009: 68 %2010: 67.9 %2011: 67.9 %2012: 67.7 %2013: 67.6 %2014: 69.3 %2015: 67.5 %2016: 66.5 %2017: 66.7 %2018: 68.6 %2019: 64.8 %2020: 64 %2021: 64.4 %2022: 64.6 %2023: 64.5 %2024: 64.7 %

Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Belize stood at 64.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Belize peaked at 69.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2020.

Belize ranks 99th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Belize, 1991 to 2024.
Year % Change
1991 66.9%
1992 67.0% +0.1%
1993 67.0% +0.1%
1994 67.0% -0.1%
1995 67.0% +0.0%
1996 64.5% -3.7%
1997 64.8% +0.5%
1998 65.1% +0.5%
1999 65.6% +0.6%
2000 66.2% +0.9%
2001 66.6% +0.6%
2002 67.0% +0.6%
2003 67.2% +0.4%
2004 67.6% +0.6%
2005 68.0% +0.6%
2006 68.2% +0.2%
2007 68.2% +0.0%
2008 68.2% +0.1%
2009 68.0% -0.3%
2010 67.9% -0.2%
2011 67.9% -0.0%
2012 67.7% -0.3%
2013 67.6% -0.1%
2014 69.3% +2.4%
2015 67.5% -2.5%
2016 66.5% -1.6%
2017 66.7% +0.3%
2018 68.6% +2.8%
2019 64.8% -5.5%
2020 64.0% -1.1%
2021 64.4% +0.6%
2022 64.6% +0.3%
2023 64.5% -0.2%
2024 64.7% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.1% 64.5% 67.0% 9
2000s 67.5% 66.2% 68.2% 10
2010s 67.4% 64.8% 69.3% 10
2020s 64.4% 64.0% 64.7% 5

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 96 Gabon 67.6% compare
  2. 97 Armenia 65.7% compare
  3. 98 Fiji 65.6% compare
  4. 100 Jamaica 64.2% compare
  5. 101 El Salvador 64.0% compare
  6. 102 Philippines 63.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Belize?
Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Belize was 64.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2020.
How does Belize rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
Belize ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,257 data points, 1991–2024
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