Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Belize
Belize: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Belize, 1984–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 47.3% on the previous year and up 150.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Belize peaked at 43.11 BoP, current US$ per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.048 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2001.
Belize ranks 121st of 192 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 (BoP, current US$), per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 43.11 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 24.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.4% |
| 1986 | 22.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 6.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.0% |
| 1988 | 6.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 9.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.7% |
| 1991 | 7.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 11.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.6% |
| 1993 | 10.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.5% |
| 1995 | 12.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +24564.5% |
| 1996 | 26.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.4% |
| 1997 | 17.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.4% |
| 1998 | 19.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 21.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 25.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.048 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2908 BoP, current US$ per person | +506.2% |
| 2003 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +366.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2365 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.6% |
| 2005 | 3.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +1383.1% |
| 2006 | 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.7% |
| 2008 | 9.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +172.1% |
| 2009 | 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +137.3% |
| 2011 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.8% |
| 2012 | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.4% |
| 2013 | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 7.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +291.1% |
| 2015 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.2% |
| 2016 | 4.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +257.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6891 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.4% |
| 2018 | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +174.2% |
| 2019 | 5.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +190.6% |
| 2020 | 11.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.4% |
| 2021 | 3.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.7% |
| 2022 | 2.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 5.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +84.0% |
| 2024 | 6.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person, 12% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.07 BoP, current US$ per person, 7% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +24564.5% | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.39 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +1383.1% | 0.2365 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.51 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 13.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.048 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6891 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 118 Madagascar 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 119 Benin 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 120 Congo 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 122 East Timor 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 123 Angola 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 124 Mali 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Belize?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Belize was 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 43.11 BoP, current US$ per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.048 BoP, current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Belize ranks 121st out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.