Travel services in Belize
Belize: Travel services was 25.1% 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 imports, BoP.
Analysis
Belize recorded 25.1% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Belize peaked at 34.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1987.
Belize ranks 62nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19.4% | — |
| 1985 | 17.1% | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | -32.8% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 12.3% | +14.0% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 11.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | +59.4% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | -32.0% |
| 1998 | 21.4% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 34.4% | +61.0% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -34.9% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +33.9% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 25.1% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 10.8% | 19.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 11.0% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 24.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 18.5% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 12.1% | 25.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 59 Portugal 26.6% compare
- 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 25.5% compare
- 61 Canada 25.3% compare
- 63 Bermuda 25.0% compare
- 64 San Marino 25.0% compare
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.9% 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)
- 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 25.1% 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 34.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1987.
- How does Belize rank for travel services?
- Belize ranks 62nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.