Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Belize
Belize: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize stood at -4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 220.0% on the previous year and down 146.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize peaked at 10.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -5.7%, in 2008.
That places Belize 196th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | -1.3% | -126.3% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -279.1% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +147.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -83.4% |
| 2005 | -1.4% | -245.3% |
| 2006 | -1.2% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | -1.5% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | -5.7% | +273.2% |
| 2009 | -4.0% | -30.8% |
| 2010 | -2.6% | -34.7% |
| 2011 | -4.0% | +53.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -98.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -1300.0% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | -197.2% |
| 2015 | -1.6% | +130.0% |
| 2016 | -4.5% | +176.4% |
| 2017 | -5.1% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | -3.4% | -32.5% |
| 2019 | -1.8% | -47.2% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -660.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -57.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +86.7% |
| 2023 | -1.6% | -120.5% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -302.5% |
| 2025 | -4.0% | -220.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's -4.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's -4.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1300.0% | -0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1% | -5.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.3% | -5.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -4.0% | 10.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 193 Equatorial Guinea -3.6% compare
- 194 New Caledonia -3.8% compare
- 195 Yemen -3.8% compare
- 197 Haiti -4.3% compare
- 198 State of Palestine -5.0% compare
- 199 Syrian Arab Republic -5.8% compare
- 199 Syria -5.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Belize
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 601 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 120.67 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0711 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 88.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize was -4.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.7% in 2008.
- How does Belize rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Belize ranks 196th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 146.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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