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Belize

BZ

Belmopan · pop. 418K · Belizean Creole, English, Spanish · Belize dollar

Trajectories

economic momentum

$7,681

Up 63% since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $7,681

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990low$2,986
1991$3,190+6.8%
1992$3,643+14.2%
1993$3,860+5.9%
1994$3,877+0.4%
1995$4,010+3.4%
1996$4,043+0.8%
1997$4,014−0.7%
1998$4,126+2.8%
1999$4,290+4.0%
2000$4,727+10.2%
2001$4,719−0.2%
2002$4,859+3.0%
2003$4,960+2.1%
2004$5,154+3.9%
2005$5,270+2.3%
2006$5,525+4.8%
2007$5,762+4.3%
2008$5,712−0.9%
2009$5,400−5.5%
2010$5,461+1.1%
2011$5,596+2.5%
2012$5,733+2.4%
2013$5,957+3.9%
2014$6,128+2.9%
2015$6,155+0.4%
2016$6,141−0.2%
2017$6,072−1.1%
2018$6,012−1.0%
2019$6,172+2.7%
2020$5,239−15.1%
2021$6,143+17.3%
2022$7,068+15.1%
2023$7,425+5.0%
2024latest$7,681+3.5%

prices

3.3%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 3.3%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19903.1%
19910.8%−2.30 pts
19922.4%+1.63 pts
19931.5%−0.92 pts
19942.6%+1.10 pts
19952.9%+0.32 pts
19966.0%+3.08 pts
19971.1%−4.82 pts
19982.2%+1.05 pts
19992.6%+0.43 pts
20003.1%+0.45 pts
20013.7%+0.58 pts
20024.2%+0.59 pts
20032.3%−1.92 pts
20046.4%+4.08 pts
2005−1.1%−7.50 pts
2006low−7.1%−6.01 pts
20072.3%+9.43 pts
2008high6.4%+4.08 pts
2009−1.1%−7.50 pts
20100.9%+2.02 pts
20111.6%+0.68 pts
20121.3%−0.30 pts
20130.5%−0.79 pts
20141.2%+0.69 pts
2015−0.9%−2.06 pts
20160.7%+1.53 pts
20171.1%+0.48 pts
20180.3%−0.88 pts
20190.2%−0.08 pts
20200.1%−0.07 pts
20213.2%+3.11 pts
20226.3%+3.04 pts
20234.4%−1.89 pts
2024latest3.3%−1.10 pts

demographic curve

2.0 children per woman

Near replacement (2.1): the population is stabilising. Fell from 5.8 in 1980.

2024 · 2.0

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high6.5
19616.5−0.3%
19626.5−0.3%
19636.4−0.3%
19646.4−0.3%
19656.4−0.3%
19666.4−0.3%
19676.4−0.3%
19686.3−0.3%
19696.3−0.3%
19706.3−0.3%
19716.3−0.2%
19726.3−0.1%
19736.30.0%
19746.30.0%
19756.3−0.1%
19766.3−0.4%
19776.2−0.9%
19786.1−1.4%
19796.0−1.9%
19805.8−2.4%
19815.7−2.8%
19825.5−3.3%
19835.3−3.4%
19845.1−3.7%
19855.0−2.3%
19864.9−1.2%
19874.9−1.1%
19884.9−0.3%
19894.9−0.1%
19904.8−1.3%
19914.6−4.3%
19924.4−3.6%
19934.2−5.0%
19944.0−5.5%
19953.9−2.4%
19963.8−3.1%
19973.7−0.5%
19983.8+0.4%
19993.7−0.7%
20003.6−2.5%
20013.5−2.9%
20023.4−2.7%
20033.3−2.8%
20043.3−2.5%
20053.2−2.4%
20063.0−4.8%
20072.9−4.5%
20082.8−3.6%
20092.7−4.4%
20102.6−4.0%
20112.5−0.8%
20122.5−0.8%
20132.5−0.5%
20142.5−1.0%
20152.4−1.7%
20162.4−1.5%
20172.4−1.2%
20182.3−1.1%
20192.1−8.6%
20202.0−4.8%
2021low1.8−10.0%
20221.9+6.1%
20232.0+3.0%
2024latest2.0+0.7%

Metrics

  1. population
    418K
    168 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $3B
    157 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $7,425
    79 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $31M
    144 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.0%
    111 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    23K km²
    151 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    18.2 /km²
    146 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    73.6 yr
    88 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    72%
    100 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.93 t
    115 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    42%
    132 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    2.0
    86 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    17%
    26 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    4.8%
    49 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. scientific articles / yr
    18
    161 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    0%
    147 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    39.9
    103 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    19%
    116 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    88%
    59 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. press freedom
    27.6
    46 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  21. human development
    0.721
    95 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  22. refugees hosted
    286
    128 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  23. refugees produced
    104
    131 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data