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Belize · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Belize

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Belmopan Upper middle income Nation age 45 years (since 1981) i BLZ · BZ
NationsTree Index 2025 i40.2128th of 196 Tree height 2025 i1.4 msee ranking Military strength i7percentile
Population i422,924174th of 217 Area i22,966 km²148th of 216 GDP i$3.33 bn179th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$6.33 bn intl.172nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$14,966 intl.123rd of 199 Life expectancy i73.7 years120th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i37
Strength · trunk i15
Quality of life · crown i46
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i47
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i69
CSV

In short

Belize is 128th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 40.2 out of 100; its tree is 1.4 m tall.

It has 422,924 people and an economy of $6.33 bn at purchasing power parity, 172nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (14th of 183), Inflation (38th of 180) and Political stability (56th of 207).

Its weakest positions: High-tech exports (165th of 168), Homicide rate (134th of 145) and Hospital beds (118th of 145).

Over five years it climbed from 130th to 128th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 22,966 148th/216
Land area ikm² 22,810 148th/216
Population ipeople 422,924 174th/217
Population growth i% 1.39% 75th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 18.3 192nd/216
Urban population i% 41.6% 169th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 26.3% 88th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 5.2% 145th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $3.33 bn 179th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $6.33 bn 172nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $5.41 bn 172nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $7,865 115th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $14,966 123rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $7,530 107th/201
GDP growth i% 2.7% 124th/210
Inflation i% 1.1% 38th/180
Unemployment i% 8.9% 141st/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 61.0%2014
General government gross debt i% of GDP 66.9% 131st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.0% 54th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 7.9% 84th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 14.6% 162nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 6.6% 138th/192
Services i% of GDP 62.4% 70th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.77 bn 151st/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.72 bn 160th/182
Exports i% of GDP 55.2% 41st/183
Imports i% of GDP 53.7% 67th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 109.0% 49th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 152nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 3.2% 157th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 95.3% 4th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.6% 150th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.0% 165th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.8% 112th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.0% 177th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.5% 131st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.28% 66th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 92nd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.24% 88th/209
Arable land i% of land area 4.6% 139th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 37,891 14th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 487,000 124th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $101.0 m1998
Tourism receipts i% of exports 30.9%1998

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 73.7 120th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 12.7 88th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.092018
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.0 118th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 88% 117th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 52.2% 113th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 86.5% 114th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 39.4%2009
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.6% 148th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.1% 152nd/193
Adult literacy i% 87.9% 58th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 24.8% 112th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.721 115th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 39.92018
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.0%2018

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 99.6% 130th/215
Internet users i% of population 80.0% 102nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 67 184th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 9.8 121st/208
Air passengers carried ipassengers 776,198 105th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.93 62nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 30.8% 78th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 16.8 99th/200
Forest area i% of land area 58.0% 36th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 6012007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 48.6 122nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 45.2 100th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 52.5 123rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 79.8 56th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 46.1 139th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 61.6 90th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 28.1 134th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $33.3 m 147th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.0% 115th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 3.7% 117th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 2,000 154th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.32% 50th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m 150th/163

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 12006
Scientific articles iarticles 18 175th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Belize — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/belize. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Belize — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/belize. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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