Travel services in Belize
Belize: Travel services was 68.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Belize, 1984–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Belize stood at 68.1%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Belize peaked at 78.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1984.
That places Belize 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Travel services in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 21.5% | — |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +30.8% |
| 1986 | 37.9% | +34.8% |
| 1987 | 34.4% | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 29.7% | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 42.1% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 46.1% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 58.9% | +27.7% |
| 1995 | 58.5% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 70.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 68.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.8% | 21.5% | 37.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 33.1% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 64.8% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 72.8% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 58.0% | 70.5% | 6 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,119 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 7,682 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 15,365 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Belize?
- Travel services in Belize was 68.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1984.
- How does Belize rank for travel services?
- Belize ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.