Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belize
Belize: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belize stood at 0.0%.
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 in Belize peaked at 13.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 1984.
Belize ranks 177th of 200 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 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 506.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1319 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 1,013 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 414.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 841.18 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belize?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Belize was 0.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 1984.
- How does Belize rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Belize ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.