ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Belize

Latin America & Caribbean. Upper middle income. Capital: Belmopan. Population 422,924 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
9,847 11,378 12,909 1995 2025 12,789
GDP growth (%)
−12.9 2.2 17.4 1995 2025 2.7
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−6.8 −0.4 6.1 1995 2025 1.1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
69.0 71.3 73.6 1995 2024 73.7

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 12,789 2025 +2,744 +440 123 of 199
GDP growth% 2.7% 2025 +16.3 pp 0.0 pp 123 of 209
GDP per person growth% 1.3% 2025 +16.0 pp +0.7 pp 133 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 7,530 2025 +2,360 +1,740 107 of 201
Trade% of GDP 109.0% 2024 +6.5 pp +1.9 pp 49 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.0% 2025 −3.7 pp −2.7 pp 176 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 61.0% 2014 * −3.9 pp −17.5 pp –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 1.1% 2025 +0.9 pp +1.9 pp 143 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 8.9% 2025 −1.9 pp +1.3 pp 46 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 422,924 2025 +32,112 +66,591 174 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.4% 2025 +0.1 pp −0.7 pp 75 of 217
Urban population% of total 41.6% 2025 −1.1 pp −2.4 pp 169 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 73.7 2024 +1.2 +2.3 120 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 10.8 2024 −0.6 −2.8 110 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.1% 2023 −0.6 pp −0.3 pp 152 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 87.9% 2022 −3.0 pp – 50 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.6% 2024 −1.3 pp −0.5 pp 65 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 80.0% 2024 +21.2 pp +41.3 pp 102 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 99.6% 2024 +6.9 pp +8.1 pp 130 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 39.9 2018 * – – –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 1.0% 2018 * – – –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 30.8% 2022 −6.4 pp −17.1 pp 78 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 11,852 +1.2 17,730 23,315 759 +0.4% 26% 28%
GDP growth 2.4% +0.1 3.2% 3.2% 8.0 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.6% +0.1 3.2% 2.2% 8.0 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 6,038 +2.3 7,775 12,705 654 +2.7% 21% 21%
Trade 100.4% +1.1 79.8% 74.0% 7.7 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 3.3% −1.9 2.4% 2.5% 1.7 – – –
Central government debt 65.5% −0.8 – – 5.3 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.9% −0.4 3.3% 2.5% 2.3 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 8.6% +0.2 5.5% 6.0% 1.3 – – –
Population 387,736 +1.8 6,549,143 3,010,956 19,683 +1.7% 14% 14%
Population growth 1.8% −0.9 0.5% 0.5% 0.4 – – –
Urban population 42.8% −1.7 65.4% 72.0% 0.7 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 72.0 +2.4 74.5 75.7 0.7 – – –
Infant mortality 11.8 −1.1 11.2 12.0 1.0 – – –
Health spending 4.8% −1.9 6.2% 6.8% 0.3 – – –
Government spending on education 5.4% −1.3 4.1% 3.9% 0.6 – – –
Internet users 56.1% +1.9 82.0% 79.9% 12.4 – – –
Access to electricity 94.8% +1.6 100.0% 99.8% 3.1 – – –
Renewable energy 34.8% −0.7 13.8% 12.8% 5.9 – – –

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