GDP per capita growth in Belize
Belize: GDP per capita growth was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Belize, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Belize stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 34.5% on the previous year and up 112.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Belize peaked at 16.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -14.6%, in 2020.
Belize ranks 134th of 213 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.
GDP per capita growth in Belize, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.3% | — |
| 1962 | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 4.1% | +138.4% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -48.3% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 8.6% | +287.9% |
| 1973 | 3.9% | -54.7% |
| 1974 | 12.0% | +209.9% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -84.7% |
| 1976 | -2.1% | -212.3% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | -308.2% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | +32.7% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | +80.2% |
| 1981 | -1.4% | -114.7% |
| 1982 | -2.6% | +83.8% |
| 1983 | -4.5% | +74.9% |
| 1984 | -0.4% | -90.8% |
| 1985 | -1.3% | +217.8% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -268.5% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | +276.0% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +42.7% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -61.5% |
| 1994 | -2.1% | -153.1% |
| 1995 | -1.8% | -17.2% |
| 1996 | -1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -143.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -59.7% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +1644.9% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +50.9% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -79.3% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +185.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -73.1% |
| 2005 | -0.7% | -141.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -315.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -69.8% |
| 2008 | -4.3% | -1014.5% |
| 2009 | -3.1% | -28.4% |
| 2010 | -1.0% | -67.5% |
| 2011 | -2.3% | +128.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -175.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -63.8% |
| 2016 | -2.3% | -471.2% |
| 2017 | -4.1% | +75.8% |
| 2018 | -1.0% | -74.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -363.6% |
| 2020 | -14.6% | -633.3% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -213.8% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -56.4% |
| 2023 | -1.5% | -121.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -230.9% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | -2.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | -4.5% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | -2.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -4.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -4.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -14.6% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 131 United States of America 1.6% compare
- 132 Colombia 1.6% compare
- 133 Naoero 1.5% compare
- 135 Dominican Republic 1.3% compare
- 136 Sweden 1.3% compare
- 137 Netherlands 1.3% 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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 7,865 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 15,731 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8104 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,374 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Belize?
- Gdp per capita growth in Belize was 1.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.6% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Belize ranks 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.