External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Belize
Belize: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 46.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belize recorded 46.0% for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Belize peaked at 87.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2024.
Belize ranks 50th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.0% | — |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.6% | 58.0% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 60.6% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 46.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Belize
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 4,796 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 9,592 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Belize?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Belize was 46.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Belize ranks 50th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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