Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Belize
Belize: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0% for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.8% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Belize peaked at 13.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 1984.
Belize ranks 175th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.3% | — |
| 1971 | 5.7% | -57.5% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -74.0% |
| 1979 | -0.0% | -102.2% |
| 1981 | -0.8% | +2228.7% |
| 1984 | -1.3% | +66.1% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -201.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +80.0% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -27.5% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -45.5% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +62.8% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -29.8% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +38.7% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +208.9% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -55.7% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +100.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -60.8% |
| 2003 | -0.8% | -140.8% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -1053.6% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -33.9% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +94.6% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -55.3% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +45.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -59.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -45.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +280.1% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +38.8% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -88.8% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +624.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | -0.0% | 13.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -1.3% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | -0.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 1.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 6 |
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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 foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Belize?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Belize was 0.0% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 1984.
- How does Belize rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Belize ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.