Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Belize
Belize: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Belize, 1984–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Belize is 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 48.5% on the previous year and up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Belize peaked at 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2001.
Belize ranks 136th of 191 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$) … unit in Belize, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.4% |
| 1986 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23745.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +115.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +488.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +357.2% |
| 2004 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1350.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +174.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +134.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +280.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +258.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -85.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +176.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +183.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +143.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +23745.6% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2005 | +1350.2% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 133 Palestine 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Tunisia 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Pakistan 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Mauritania 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Ghana 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Samoa 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit in Belize?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Belize was 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Belize ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.