Country profile
Belize
Americas · Capital: Belmopan · Currency: Belize dollar (BZD)
Belize is a country in Americas, with its capital at Belmopan. It has a GDP of $3.2B (2024), a population of 422,924 (2025), a GDP per capita of $7,681.
- GDP
- $3.2B
- GDP per capita
- $7,681
- Population
- 422,924
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $14,966
2024 · #172 of 200
2024 · #102 of 200
2025 · #174 of 216
2025 · #112 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $3.2B2024 · #172
- GDP per capita
- $7,6812024 · #102
- GDP growth
- 3.50%2024 · #93
- Inflation
- 3.29%2024 · #98
- Unemployment
- 8.86%2025 · #139
- Population
- 422,9242025 · #174
- GDP (PPP)
- $6.33B2025 · #165
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $14,9662025 · #112
- Gini index
- 39.92018 · #119
- Government debt
- 63.2%2026 · #118
People
- Median age
- 26.8 yrs2024 · #162
- Fertility rate
- 2.0 children/woman2024 · #101
- Urbanization
- 41.6%2025 · #169
- Net migration
- +360/yr2025 · #75
- Life expectancy
- 73.7 yrs2024 · #119
- HDI
- 0.7212023 · #115
- Homicide rate
- 28.1 per 100k2022 · #165
Money
- Corporate tax
- 1.75-37.5%2024 · #202
- Top income tax
- 25%2024 · #102
Figures
- Internet users
- 80.0%2024 · #99
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.9 t2024 · #142
- Area
- 22,966 km²#153
- Population density
- 18 /km²2025 · #191
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 12026 · #62
- Passport power
- 100 destinations2026 · #97
- Military spending
- 0.9%2024 · #117
- Renewable energy
- 26.6%2021 · #89
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Belize.
- 1Belize TelemediaTelecommunications500 employees
- 2Country FoodsFood industry40 employees