Labor force | 190,000 (2023 est.) |
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Industrial production growth rate | -4.52% (2023 est.) |
Industries | garment production, food processing, tourism, construction, oil |
Population below poverty line | |
Taxes and other revenues | 21.34% (of GDP) (2017 est.) |
Fiscal year | |
Exchange rates | |
Currency | Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - |
Exchange rates 2023 | 2 (2023 est.) |
Exchange rates 2022 | 2 (2022 est.) |
Exchange rates 2021 | 2 (2021 est.) |
Exchange rates 2020 | 2 (2020 est.) |
Exchange rates 2019 | 2 (2019 est.) |
Debt - external | |
Debt - external 2022 | $1.176 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023 | $473.729 million (2023 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 | $482.146 million (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $420.103 million (2021 est.) |
Current account balance | |
Current account balance 2023 | -$90.63 million (2023 est.) |
Current account balance 2022 | -$235.566 million (2022 est.) |
Current account balance 2021 | -$157.868 million (2021 est.) |
Public debt | |
Public debt 2017 | 99% of GDP (2017 est.) |
Budget | |
Revenues | $554.405 million (2017 est.) |
Expenditures | $506.316 million (2017 est.) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
Remittances | |
Remittances 2023 | 4.63% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Remittances 2022 | 5.03% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Remittances 2021 | 5.58% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Imports | |
Imports 2023 | $1.571 billion (2023 est.) |
Imports 2022 | $1.574 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $1.249 billion (2021 est.) |
Imports (partners) | US 33%, China 23%, Guatemala 9%, Mexico 8%, Canada 3% (2022) |
Comodities Imports force | refined petroleum, ships, tobacco, garments, plastic products (2022) |
Exports | |
Imports 2023 | $1.571 billion (2023 est.) |
Imports 2022 | $1.574 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $1.249 billion (2021 est.) |
Exports (partners) | US 22%, UK 16%, Guatemala 10%, Spain 7%, Honduras 5% (2022) |
Comodities Exports force | raw sugar, bananas, shellfish, bran, refined petroleum (2022) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 | $5.257 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $5.028 billion (2022 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $4.624 billion (2021 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate) | $3.282 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP Per capita | |
Real GDP per capita 2023 | $12,800 (2023 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2022 | $12,400 (2022 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2021 | $11,600 (2021 est.) |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
Agriculture | 9% (2023 est.) |
Industry | 13.2% (2023 est.) |
Services | 63% (2023 est.) |
GDP - composition, by end use | |
Household consumption | 56.8% (2023 est.) |
Government consumption | 16.1% (2023 est.) |
Investment in fixed capital | 20.5% (2023 est.) |
Investment in inventories | 0.7% (2023 est.) |
Exports of goods and services | 53.6% (2023 est.) |
Imports of goods and services | -52.9% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate | |
Unemployment rate 2023 | 8.26% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2022 | 8.72% (2022 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2021 | 10.16% (2021 est.) |
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
Total | 17.4% (2023 est.) |
Male | 12.1% (2023 est.) |
Female | 26.2% (2023 est.) |
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