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Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Belize: key statistics
Belize has 422,924 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $7,865. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Belize dollar BZD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- BZBLZ
Population422,9242025 · rank 174 of 217GDP$3.3bn2025 · rank 180 of 211GDP per capita$7,8652025 · rank 116 of 211Life expectancy73.7 yrs2024 · rank 120 of 217Internet users80.0%2024 · rank 102 of 188Fertility2.022024 · rank 101 of 217CO₂ per person0.93 t2024 · rank 142 of 203Inflation1.1%2025 · rank 143 of 180
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Belize, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Belize by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 422,924 | 2025 | 174/217 | 26/42 | +19% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.39% | 2025 | 75/217 | 4/42 | −0.7 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 41.6% | 2025 | 169/217 | 37/42 | −2.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.02 | 2024 | 101/217 | 13/42 | −18% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 5.2% | 2025 | 145/217 | 39/42 | +1.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 26.3% | 2025 | 88/217 | 8/42 | −5.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 18.3 | 2024 | 192/216 | 37/42 | +20% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 18.1 | 2024 | 84/217 | 8/42 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 22,966 km² | 2024 | 148/216 | 22/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $3.3bn | 2025 | 180/211 | 32/41 | +52% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $7,865 | 2025 | 116/211 | 31/41 | +28% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $14,966 | 2025 | 123/199 | 32/38 | +57% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $7,530 | 2025 | 107/201 | 28/38 | +30% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.7% | 2025 | 124/210 | 23/41 | ±0.0 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.3% | 2025 | 134/210 | 29/41 | +0.7 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 7.9% | 2024 | 84/198 | 11/37 | −2.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 14.6% | 2024 | 162/201 | 29/38 | −1.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 62.4% | 2024 | 71/201 | 17/38 | +0.5 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 19.8% | 2024 | 125/175 | 14/25 | +2.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 20.3% | 2024 | 93/163 | 11/22 | +2.4 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.1% | 2025 | 143/180 | 23/31 | +1.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 7.3% | 2025 | 40/136 | 10/31 | −3.2 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.5% | 2025 | 71/136 | 17/31 | −1.8 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 2.00 | 2025 | 143/210 | 27/39 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 61.0% | 2014 | 29/78 | 8/14 | −17.5 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 21.3% | 2017 | — | — | +4.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 22.3% | 2017 | — | — | +4.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 46.0% | 2024 | 54/119 | 12/22 | −18.3 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.00% | 2025 | 115/156 | 10/22 | ±0.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 55.2% | 2024 | 42/184 | 4/27 | −0.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 53.7% | 2024 | 67/184 | 8/27 | +2.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 109.0% | 2024 | 49/184 | 5/27 | +1.9 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -2.8% | 2025 | 107/185 | 22/35 | +5.2 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.0% | 2025 | 177/197 | 35/38 | −2.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 3.7% | 2025 | 67/178 | 14/35 | −0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 487,000 | 2020 | 125/196 | 27/41 | −54% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 8.9% | 2025 | 47/187 | 8/31 | +1.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 19.3% | 2025 | 53/187 | 11/31 | +2.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 59.1% | 2025 | 111/187 | 22/31 | −4.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 46.5% | 2025 | 135/187 | 24/31 | −1.8 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $31.9m | 2023 | 133/145 | 27/32 | −38% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.1% | 2023 | 93/139 | 12/30 | −1.6 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $77.5 | 2023 | 60/145 | 11/32 | −48% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 1.0% | 2018 | 88/151 | 16/22 | −21.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 4.0% | 2018 | 82/151 | 14/22 | −33.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 52.0% | 2018 | 15/145 | 3/23 | +17.9 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 39.9 | 2018 | 38/151 | 17/22 | −25% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 4.4% | 2024 | 89/167 | 15/28 | −1.5 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 12.5% | 2025 | 160/190 | 30/32 | +9.4 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 87.9% | 2022 | 90/141 | 22/26 | +11.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 87.9% | 2022 | 92/147 | 25/28 | +10.8 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 96.5% | 2024 | 135/191 | 28/39 | −16.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 86.5% | 2024 | 114/176 | 25/37 | +6.1 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 24.8% | 2024 | 119/172 | 25/31 | +0.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 94.2% | 2024 | 88/168 | 17/33 | −10.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.8 | 2018 | 80/173 | 10/30 | −13% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.6% | 2024 | 72/184 | 14/38 | −0.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.7 yrs | 2024 | 120/217 | 29/42 | +3.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 10.8 | 2024 | 110/196 | 23/35 | −21% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 12.7 | 2024 | 109/196 | 21/35 | −22% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 67 | 2023 | 80/194 | 11/34 | +63% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.1% | 2023 | 152/193 | 29/33 | −0.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $309 | 2023 | 112/193 | 27/33 | +18% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.09 | 2018 | 108/180 | 25/29 | +4.2% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 84% | 2024 | 130/193 | 22/33 | −11.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.2% | 2024 | 31/153 | 4/29 | −0.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 15.0% | 2015 | 76/154 | 8/28 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 94.8% | 2024 | 128/206 | 28/35 | +2.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 84.3% | 2024 | 135/203 | 28/34 | +0.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 80.0% | 2024 | 102/188 | 17/34 | +41.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 67.2 | 2022 | 184/210 | 39/40 | +30% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 9.8 | 2022 | 121/208 | 34/39 | +227% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 99.6% | 2024 | 130/215 | 25/42 | +8.1 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 89.0% | 2024 | 110/192 | 26/33 | +6.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.93 t | 2024 | 142/203 | 36/39 | +59% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 30.8% | 2022 | 78/212 | 10/41 | −17.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 92.9% | 2021 | 12/206 | 3/41 | +1.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 58.0% | 2024 | 36/214 | 10/42 | −3.3 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 4.6% | 2024 | 139/206 | 26/39 | +1.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.7% | 2022 | 160/177 | 30/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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