Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.135 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Belize, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.135 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre 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 us$, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.135 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Belize 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 0.023 million USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0249 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.029 million USD per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0313 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0325 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0347 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0359 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0366 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0385 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.041 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0465 million USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0487 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0521 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0554 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0591 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0621 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0677 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0721 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0746 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0729 million USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0767 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0802 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0838 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0892 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0938 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0968 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0989 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1012 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1053 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0901 million USD per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1067 million USD per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1245 million USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.135 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.135 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5987 million USD per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.135 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.45 million USD per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +62.6% | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0327 million USD per square kilometre | 0.023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.041 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0611 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0465 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0746 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0926 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0767 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1053 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1141 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0901 million USD per square kilometre | 0.135 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 145 Nicaragua 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Ethiopia 0.1416 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 147 East Timor 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 149 Malawi 0.1339 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 150 Turkmenistan 0.1274 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 151 Russia 0.1226 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Belize
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 12.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.135 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.135 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ 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.