Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Belize
Belize: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Belize, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Belize is 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Belize peaked at 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.002 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Belize 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Belize, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.002 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0025 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0054 million SLC per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 million SLC per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0092 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0103 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0117 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0137 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0189 million SLC per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0187 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0174 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0184 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0205 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0203 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0221 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0282 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0338 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 0.041 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0461 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0497 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.058 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0626 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.065 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0694 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0717 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0732 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.077 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0819 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.093 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0974 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1042 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1108 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1182 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1243 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1354 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1442 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1492 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1459 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1535 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1605 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1676 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1784 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1875 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1936 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1977 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2024 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2107 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1802 million SLC per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2133 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 0.249 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.79 million SLC per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.73 million SLC per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +65.8% | 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0054 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.002 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0137 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0239 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0174 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.041 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0655 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0461 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0819 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1223 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.093 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1492 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1852 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1535 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2107 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2281 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1802 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 182 Canada 0.3291 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 183 Eritrea 0.2831 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 184 Namibia 0.2767 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 187 East Timor 0.1399 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 188 Oman 0.1316 million SLC per square kilometre 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.40 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 240,004 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -99.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.5675 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Belize?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Belize was 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2699 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Belize ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.