Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Belize
Belize: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Belize, 1984–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Belize is 0.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 48.5% on the previous year and up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Belize peaked at 2.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Belize ranks 134th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2.4% | — |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -41.4% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -74.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +54.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -26.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +23745.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +115.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -32.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +488.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +357.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -83.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1350.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +60.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +174.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -82.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +134.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -46.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +280.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -83.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +258.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -85.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +176.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +183.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +143.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -70.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +75.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -48.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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 outflows as share of gdp in Belize?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Belize was 0.0% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Belize ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.