BEST BANKS 2014: LATIN AMERICA
While Latin American banks continued to expand their client base and footprints, the sector still faced important challenges.
Belize GDP and Economic Data
Includes Belize real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Belize economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Belize best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 0.29 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Real GDP growth
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 1.1% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
| 3.7% | 3.4% | -0.6% | 1.4% | 3% |
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GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
| 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.002% |
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 10.8%
- industry: 13.4%
- services: 62.9%
(2017 estimate)
Inflation
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
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Unemployment rate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 10.1% | 8% | 9% | 8.7% | 9.9% |
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Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019 |
| 79.3% | 93.2% | 94.5% | 95.2% | 93% |
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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019* |
| -6.3% | -5.9% | -5.6% | -1% | -1.1% |
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Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: B-
Moody's: B3
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-8.1 % (2018 estimate)
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Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
54.2% (2017)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.002% (2018)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.01% (2018)
Export commodities
Sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil
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Import commodities
Machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco
Exports - major partners
UK 33.9%, US 22%, Jamaica 6.7%, Italy 6.4%, Barbados 5.9%, Ireland 5.5%, Netherlands 4.3% (2017)
Imports - major partners
US 35.6%, China 11.2%, Mexico 11.2%, Guatemala 6.9% (2017)
FDI inflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 44 million | USD 24 million | USD 120 million |
FDI outflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 1.7 million | USD 0.3 million | USD 0.7 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 10 million | USD 17 million | USD 3 million | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
135 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 166 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 123 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 91 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 137 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 173 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 157 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 60 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 114 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 135 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 91 out of 190 countries
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Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 123 / Score: 55.4 (Mostly unfree)
(2019)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Government type
Parliamentary democracy (National Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Languages
English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.3%, none 0.2% (cannot speak) (2010 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, Musl
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015* | 2020* |
| 0.19 million | 0.25 million | 0.32 million | 0.37 million | 0.42 million |
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
| 54% | 49.4% | 45.4% | 45.7% |
Freedom House rating
Free
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 2 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed: 5.4%
Mobile: 85.5%
(2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)