Belize

Country in Americas

In brief

GDP: $3.3B (2025). World rank 179 of 210; in Americas, 36 of 45. Industry, share of GDP: 14.6% (2024). World rank 162 of 200; in Americas, 32 of 42. Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: 0% (2025). World rank 177 of 197; in Americas, 38 of 41. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $2.2B → $3.3B, GDP per person $6,155 → $7,865, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $9,538 → $14,966. Worse than all its neighbours (Guatemala and Mexico): GDP per person at purchasing power parity, unemployment, and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $3.3B 2025
GDP per person: $7,865 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $14,966 2025
GDP growth per year: +2.8% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $7,530 2025
Inflation: +1.1% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 53 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 8% 2024
Industry, share of GDP: 14.6% 2024
Services, share of GDP: 62.4% 2024
Unemployment: 8.9% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 19.3% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 46.5% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 55.2% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 53.8% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: -2.8% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: 0% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 3.7% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 21.4% 2017
Currency: Belize Dollar (BZD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 39.9 2018
Living on under $3 a day: 1% 2018