Land covered by forest
54.5%% of land area
#40 of 2132023
172% of world average
SERIAL · 084Central America
Belize
CapitalBelmopan
CurrencyBZD · Belize dollar
LanguageEnglish
Area22,966 km²
Since1981
ISOBLZ · BZ
Population
422,924as of 2025
Watermark portrait: Simone Biles
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Central America
Belize 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.
Text: Wikipedia — BelizeCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-28
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Currency
- Belize dollar (BZD)
- Official language
- English
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +501
- Licence plate code
- BH
- Top-level domain
- .bz
- Independence / founding
- 21 Sep 1981
- Highest point
- Doyle's Delight (1,124 m)
- Lowest point
- Caribbean Sea (0 m)
- Anthem
- Land of the Free
— LAND —
Forest area
12,436km²
#116 of 2132023
7% of world average
Agricultural land
8.0%% of land area
#186 of 2092023
21% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
4.4%% of land area
#139 of 2062023
31% of world average
Land area
22,966km²
#148 of 2152023
4% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
422,924people
#174 of 2162025
1% of world average
Population growth
1.4%% per year
#75 of 2162025
141% of world average
Population density
18people per km²
#191 of 2152023
4% of world average
People living in cities
41.6%% of population
#169 of 2162025
66% of world average
Urban population growth
0.9%% per year
#127 of 2162025
61% of world average
People living rurally
58.4%% of population
#48 of 2162025
159% of world average
Population aged 0-14
26.3%% of population
#88 of 2162025
105% of world average
Population aged 15-64
68.5%% of population
#40 of 2162025
107% of world average
Population aged 65+
5.2%% of population
#144 of 2162025
48% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
46.0%% of working-age population
#177 of 2162025
80% of world average
Female population
49.6%% of population
#169 of 2162025
99% of world average
Births per woman
2births per woman
#101 of 2162024
86% of world average
Birth rate
18.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#84 of 2162024
105% of world average
Death rate
5.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#193 of 2162024
64% of world average
Net migration
360people (5-year total)
#75 of 2162025
327% of world average
Migrants living in the country
16.5%% of population
#53 of 2152024
125% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$3.33Bcurrent US$
#180 of 2112025
1% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$6.33Bcurrent int'l $
#172 of 1992025
1% of world average
GDP per person
$7,865current US$
#115 of 2112025
33% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$14,966current int'l $
#123 of 1992025
45% of world average
GDP growth
2.7%% per year
#123 of 2102025
81% of world average
GDP per person growth
1.3%% per year
#133 of 2102025
56% of world average
Gross national income
$3.16Bcurrent US$
#177 of 2042025
1% of world average
Gross national income per person
$7,530current US$
#108 of 2032025
37% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$14,230current int'l $
#124 of 1972025
45% of world average
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Inflation
1.1%% per year
#41 of 1902025
12% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
1.1%% per year
#38 of 2092025
15% of world average
Real interest rate
7.3%%
#38 of 1342025
178% of world average
Lending interest rate
8.5%%
#70 of 1342025
75% of world average
Government debt
61.0%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2014
102% of world average
Government revenue
23.8%% of GDP
#86 of 1492017
91% of world average
Government spending
22.3%% of GDP
#97 of 1492017
81% of world average
Government consumption
15.9%% of GDP
#95 of 1812024
91% of world average
Household consumption
64.3%% of GDP
#87 of 1812024
100% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
19.8%% of GDP
#127 of 1782024
85% of world average
Fixed investment
21.1%% of GDP
#104 of 1732024
95% of world average
Gross savings
20.3%% of GDP
#95 of 1682024
93% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$240,004current US$
#176 of 2012025
0% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
0.0%% of GDP
#174 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.0%% of GDP
#135 of 1792025
2% of world average
Current account balance
-2.8%% of GDP
#111 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$559.4Mcurrent US$
#157 of 1772025
1% of world average
External debt
$1.56Bcurrent US$
#18 of 1212024
2% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
400-100
#112 of 1472018
112% of world average
People below the poverty line
1.0%% of population
#63 of 1472018
8% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
30.0%%
#104 of 1472018
108% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
2.2%%
#107 of 1472018
79% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$123.8Mcurrent US$
#151 of 1862025
2% of world average
Foreign aid received
1.1%% of GNI
#91 of 1372023
18% of world average
Exchange rate
2local currency per US$
#145 of 2112025
0% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
7.9%% of GDP
#85 of 1992024
80% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
14.6%% of GDP
#164 of 2022024
60% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
6.6%% of GDP
#139 of 1952024
60% of world average
Services' share of the economy
62.4%% of GDP
#71 of 2022024
108% of world average
1 of 39 figures unavailable for Belize.
— TRADE —
Exports
55.2%% of GDP
#43 of 1872024
128% of world average
Imports
53.7%% of GDP
#68 of 1872024
108% of world average
Trade balance
1.5%% of GDP
#65 of 1872024
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
56.4%% of GDP
#95 of 2052025
87% of world average
Goods exported
$444.0Mcurrent US$
#169 of 2072025
0% of world average
Goods imported
$1.43Bcurrent US$
#173 of 2072025
1% of world average
Services exported
$1.21Bcurrent US$
#134 of 1912025
2% of world average
Services imported
$351.6Mcurrent US$
#170 of 1912025
1% of world average
Goods and services exported
$1.66Bcurrent US$
#157 of 1912025
1% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$1.73Bcurrent US$
#166 of 1912025
1% of world average
High-tech share of exports
0.0%% of manufactured exports
#175 of 1792024
0% of world average
Terms of trade
95index
#142 of 2062024
90% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
73.7 yrsyears
#119 of 2162024
100% of world average
Life expectancy, women
76.7 yrsyears
#121 of 2162024
100% of world average
Life expectancy, men
71.1 yrsyears
#110 of 2162024
99% of world average
Infant deaths
10.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#87 of 1962024
58% of world average
Deaths under age 5
12.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#88 of 1962024
52% of world average
Maternal deaths
67per 100,000 live births
#112 of 1942023
58% of world average
Health spending
4.1%% of GDP
#152 of 1932023
61% of world average
Health spending per person
$309current US$
#112 of 1932023
21% of world average
Physicians
1.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#114 of 1872018
52% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
2.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#133 of 1962023
44% of world average
Hospital beds
1.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#127 of 1572023
34% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
94.8%% of population
#134 of 2142024
105% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
84.3%% of population
#142 of 2132024
105% of world average
Suicide rate
4per 100,000 people
#43 of 1852021
49% of world average
Adults who smoke
8.5%% of adults
#24 of 1662024
43% of world average
HIV prevalence
1.2%% aged 15-49
#122 of 1532024
87% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
34per 100,000 people
#92 of 2082024
34% of world average
Undernourishment
7.0%% of population
#99 of 1682023
69% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
84.0%% of children 12-23 months
#130 of 1932024
98% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
4.6%% of GDP
#72 of 1902024
107% of world average
Education spending
18.9%% of government spending
#27 of 1892024
140% of world average
Adult literacy
87.9%% aged 15+
#71 of 1192022
105% of world average
Youth literacy
96.2%% aged 15-24
#70 of 1262022
105% of world average
Primary school enrolment
96.5%% gross
#141 of 2002024
96% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
86.5%% gross
#117 of 1882024
99% of world average
University enrolment
24.8%% gross
#117 of 1672024
50% of world average
Primary school completion
94.2%% of relevant age group
#93 of 1802024
105% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
20pupils per teacher
#90 of 1602018
89% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
8.0 yrsyears
#156 of 1972025
80% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
8.9%% of labour force
#140 of 1862025
128% of world average
Youth unemployment
19.3%% of labour force aged 15-24
#134 of 1862025
123% of world average
Labour force participation
59.1%% aged 15+
#111 of 1862025
98% of world average
Women in the labour force
46.5%% of women aged 15+
#134 of 1862025
91% of world average
8 of 12 figures unavailable for Belize.
— CONNECTED —
Money earned from tourism
$101.0Mcurrent US$
not enough data to rank1998
3% of world average
17 of 18 figures unavailable for Belize.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
1tonnes per person
#62 of 2032024
21% of world average
Carbon emissions
0Mt CO2
#28 of 2032024
0% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
1Mt CO2-equivalent
#33 of 2032024
0% of world average
Protected land
37.3%% of land area
#24 of 2132025
198% of world average
Protected coastal waters
20.4%% of territorial waters
#29 of 1742025
197% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
0.7%% of internal resources
#18 of 1772022
1% of world average
Renewable water available per person
37,891m³ per person
#14 of 1832022
268% of world average
Renewable energy use
30.8%% of final energy consumption
#78 of 2122022
106% of world average
Electricity from renewables
92.9%% of total
#12 of 2062021
268% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
7.1%% of total
#20 of 2092021
12% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#48 of 2082021
0% of world average
1 of 12 figures unavailable for Belize.
— STATE —
Military spending
0.9%% of GDP
#125 of 1562024
40% of world average
Military spending
$30.1Mcurrent US$
#150 of 1602024
0% of world average
Military spending
3.8%% of government spending
#109 of 1532024
51% of world average
Armed forces personnel
2,000people
#155 of 1702020
1% of world average
Armed forces
1.3%% of labour force
#50 of 1682020
105% of world average
Tax revenue
21.3%% of GDP
#42 of 1492017
127% of world average
Homicides
28per 100,000 people
#147 of 1582022
360% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Belize.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Land of the FreeAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Belmopan · approx. UTC-6
Landmarks
Belize Barrier ReefImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Simone BilesAmerican artistic gymnast
Marion JonesAmerican athlete
Dean BarrowPrime Minister of Belize from 2008 to 2020
Johnny BriceñoPrime Minister of Belize since 2020
George Cadle PricePrime Minister of Belize (1919-2011)
Said Musa3rd Prime Minister of Belize from 1998 to 2008
Colville YoungGovernor-General of Belize
Froyla TzalamGovernor-General of Belize
Manuel EsquivelBelizean politician (1940–2022)
Arlen EscarpetaBelizean actor
Elmira Minita GordonGovernor-General of Belize from 1981 to 1993
Deon McCaulayBelizean footballer
History
21 Sep 1981Belize — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population422,9242025
GDP$3.33B2025
GDP per person$7,8652025