Belize
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 423,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Belize rose 1.1% in 2025, slower than in most countries.
- Belize's economy grew 2.8% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Belize was US$7,865 in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- 8.9% of Belize's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Belize had 423,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 174th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Belize had a current account deficit of 2.8% of GDP in 2025, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Belize | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Belize | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −13.5% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | −1.8% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | −0.0% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Belize | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$7,865 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$7,681 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$7,425 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$7,068 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$6,143 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$5,239 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$6,172 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$6,012 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$6,072 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$6,141 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Belize | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.9% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Belize |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 423,000 |
| 2024 | 417,000 |
| 2023 | 411,000 |
| 2022 | 403,000 |
| 2021 | 395,000 |
| 2020 | 391,000 |
| 2019 | 386,000 |
| 2018 | 380,000 |
| 2017 | 373,000 |
| 2016 | 365,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Belize | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −2.8% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −1.6% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −0.7% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −8.3% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −6.5% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −6.3% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −7.8% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −6.6% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −7.0% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −7.3% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Belize: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Belize since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.