Belize

Economy

• GDP

  : 3.3 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 7865 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 2.7 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 6.3 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 14966 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.54 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 1.1 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 8.9 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 19.3 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 55.2 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 53.7 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : 47.2 M$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : -2.8 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 559.4 M$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 1.0 % (2018)

• Agriculture

  : 7.9 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 14.6 % (2024)

• Services

  : 62.4 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 3.7 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 422 924 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 1.4 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 360.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 18.0 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 73.7 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 2.02 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 18.1 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 4.96 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 41.6 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 58.4 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 184 286 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.9 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 46.7 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.6 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 286.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 4.6 % (2024)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.1 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 39.9 (2018)

• Internet users

  : 80.0 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 67.2 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 99.6 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 94.8 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 15 $ (2018)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 30.0 % (2018)

• Primary school completion

  : 90.2 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 8.8 yrs (2023)

• Bank account ownership

  : 54.8 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 67.0 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : -11.2 % (2021)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 2 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.9 % (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.93 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 30.8 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 92.9 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 601.1 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 54.5 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 8.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 69.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 10.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 51.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 2.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 2.75 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 1.1 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 14.4 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 12 519 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 1 277 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 88.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 84.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 12.7 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 67.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 15.4 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 38.0 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 51.8 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 14.1 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 8.5 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 70.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 1.2 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 1.09 (2018)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.00 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 55.6 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 22.3 % (2017)

• Fiscal balance

  : -1.2 % (2017)

• General government debt

  : 63.4 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 0.9 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.16 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.13 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 28.1 (2022)

• Political stability

  : 0.78 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.40 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.45 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.10 (2024)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 21.1 % (2024)

• New business density

  : 13.0 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 71.1 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 240004 $ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 64.3 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : 20.3 % (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 6.71 (2025)