Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Belize
Belize: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 2.26 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2.26 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.9% on the previous year and up 229.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Belize peaked at 5.66 million USD in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.01 million USD, in 1994.
That places Belize 128th out of 168 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.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Belize, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 1.45 million USD | -19.4% |
| 1992 | 2.2 million USD | +51.7% |
| 1993 | 2.05 million USD | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.01 million USD | -99.5% |
| 1995 | 2.53 million USD | +25190.0% |
| 1996 | 5.66 million USD | +123.9% |
| 1997 | 3.9 million USD | -31.1% |
| 1998 | 4.52 million USD | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.01 million USD | -99.8% |
| 2003 | 0.358 million USD | +3480.0% |
| 2004 | 0.064 million USD | -82.1% |
| 2005 | 0.981 million USD | +1432.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5715 million USD | -41.7% |
| 2007 | 0.986 million USD | +72.5% |
| 2008 | 2.76 million USD | +179.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4615 million USD | -83.3% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million USD | +142.9% |
| 2011 | 0.633 million USD | -43.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8757 million USD | +38.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6845 million USD | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 2.73 million USD | +299.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4699 million USD | -82.8% |
| 2016 | 1.72 million USD | +265.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3223 million USD | -81.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7184 million USD | +122.9% |
| 2019 | 2.12 million USD | +194.9% |
| 2020 | 4.43 million USD | +109.0% |
| 2021 | 1.54 million USD | -65.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2 million USD | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 2.26 million USD | +87.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2.26 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.33 million USD, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2.26 million USD is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.32 million USD, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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 | +25190.0% | 0.01 million USD | 2.53 million USD |
| 2003 | +3480.0% | 0.01 million USD | 0.358 million USD |
| 2005 | +1432.8% | 0.064 million USD | 0.981 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.41 million USD | 0.01 million USD | 5.66 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8828 million USD | 0.064 million USD | 2.76 million USD | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million USD | 0.3223 million USD | 2.73 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 million USD | 1.2 million USD | 4.43 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 125 Vanuatu 4.4 million USD compare
- 126 Yemen 3.33 million USD compare
- 127 Saint Lucia 2.83 million USD compare
- 129 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.12 million USD compare
- 130 Burundi 1.52 million USD compare
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 1.5 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 12.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Belize?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Belize was 2.26 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 million USD in 1996.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 million USD in 1994.
- How does Belize rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Belize ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.