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Belize

Belize ( bih-LEEZ, beh-; Belize Kriol English: Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. Part of the Caribbean region, Belize is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Commonwealth Caribbean, the historical British West Indies. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about 1200. European contact began in 1502–04 when Christopher Columbus sailed along the Gulf of Honduras. European exploration was begun by English settlers in 1638. Spain and Britain both laid claim to the land until Britain defeated the Spanish in the Battle of St. George's Caye (1798). It became a British colony in 1840, and a Crown colony in 1862. Belize achieved its independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981. It is the only mainland Central American country which is a Commonwealth realm, with King Charles III as its monarch and head of state, represented by a governor-general. Belize's abundance of terrestrial and marine plants and animals and its di... [More]
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Belize Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
EUR/BZD Ask 2.3318 - 2.3314 2.3318 0.00 0.00% 2025/04/17 Time 17:21
USD/BZD Ask 2.0515 - 2.051 2.0515 0.00 0.00% 2025/04/17 Time 15:20
GBP/BZD Ask 2.5343 - 2.5343 2.5343 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 16:05
BZD/USD Ask 0.496 - 0.496 0.4961 0.00 0.00% 2022/05/31 Time 15:59

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

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  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-195142 25 Feb -225450 BZD Thousands
Banks Balance Sheet
5202412 25 Feb 5120771 BZD Million
CPI Housing Utilities
109 25 Feb 108 points
CPI Transportation
129 25 Feb 130 points
Central Bank Balance Sheet
1836196 25 Feb 1814534 USD Million
Consumer Credit
430 23 Dec 390 USD Million
Consumer Price Index CPI
120 25 Feb 120 points
Credit Rating
20 25 Apr
Crude Oil Production
0.8 24 Dec 0.8 BBL/D/1K
Current Account
-1.6 24 Sep -94.5 BZD Million
Current Account to GDP
-3 24 Dec -0.6 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate
2.07 24 Dec 2.08 percent
Employed Persons
183 23 Dec 182 Thousand
Exports
23274 25 Feb 17117 BZD Thousands
External Debt
1416 23 Dec 1364 USD Million
External Debt to GDP
43.7 23 Dec 44.2 percent of GDP
Fiscal Expenditure
1151 23 Dec 1052 USD Million
Food Inflation
2.5 25 Feb 2.2 percent
Foreign Exchange Reserves
473 23 Dec 482 USD Million
GDP
3.07 23 Dec 2.85 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
7.1 24 Dec 6.6 percent
GDP Constant Prices
1230 24 Sep 1433 BZD Million
GDP Growth Rate
1.1 24 Sep 2.3 percent
GDP from Agriculture
61 24 Sep 95.7 BZD Million
GDP from Construction
67.4 24 Sep 68.8 BZD Million
GDP from Manufacturing
68.8 24 Sep 103 BZD Million
GDP from Public Administration
102 24 Sep 103 BZD Million
GDP from Services
196 24 Sep 207 BZD Million
GDP from Transport
68.5 24 Sep 69.4 BZD Million
GDP from Utilities
33.2 24 Sep 39.1 BZD Million
GDP per Capita
6212 23 Dec 6269 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
12455 23 Dec 12570 USD
Government Budget
-1.6 23 Dec -0.8 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value
-98.8 23 Dec -43.9 USD Million
Government Debt to GDP
66.8 23 Dec 67.1 percent of GDP
Government Revenues
1377 23 Dec 1287 USD Million
Government Spending
1493 23 Dec 1386 USD Million
Imports
218416 25 Feb 242567 BZD Thousands
Inflation Rate
1.6 25 Feb 2.2 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
0 25 Feb -0.2 percent
Interest Rate
2.25 25 Mar 2.25 percent
Loans to Private Sector
2142 23 Dec 2029 USD Million
Military Expenditure
26.5 23 Dec 24.2 USD Million
Money Supply M0
733 25 Feb 726 USD Million
Money Supply M1
3420 25 Feb 3368 USD Million
Money Supply M2
4994 25 Feb 4928 USD Million
Population
0.44 22 Dec 0.43 Million
Private Sector Credit
2530 23 Dec 2393 USD Million
Remittances
150 23 Dec 140 USD Million
Tourist Arrivals
1243120 23 Dec 897008
Unemployed Persons
7.56 23 Sep 9.64 Thousand
Unemployment Rate
3.4 23 Dec 5 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Consumer Price Index CPI 120 121 121.85 122.4 122.44 points
Current Account to GDP -3 -7 -5.6 -4.9 percent of GDP
Food Inflation 2.5 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.4 percent
GDP 3.07 3.2 3.28 3.38 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 7.1 6 5.5 4.2 3.9 percent
GDP Constant Prices 1230 1519 1298 1282 1278 BZD Million
GDP Growth Rate 1.1 2.5 1.9 1.8 1.5 percent
GDP from Agriculture 61 101.44 64.36 63.56 63.38 BZD Million
GDP from Construction 67.4 72.93 71.11 70.23 70.03 BZD Million
GDP from Manufacturing 68.8 109.18 72.58 71.69 71.48 BZD Million
GDP from Public Administration 102 109.07 107.08 105.76 105.46 BZD Million
GDP from Services 196 219.63 207.31 204.75 204.16 BZD Million
GDP from Transport 68.5 73.56 72.27 71.38 71.17 BZD Million
GDP from Utilities 33.2 41.45 35.03 34.59 34.49 BZD Million
GDP per Capita 6212 6473 6635 6834 USD USD
GDP per Capita PPP 12455 12978 13303 13702 USD USD
Government Budget -1.6 -1.8 -1 -0.7 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 66.8 62 58 55 percent of GDP
Inflation Rate 1.6 2.2 1.8 2 2.2 percent
Population 0.44 0.47 0.49 0.5 Million Million
Unemployment Rate 3.4 4.5 percent