Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Belize
Belize: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 203,500 trips in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Belize, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
In 2021, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Belize stood at 203,500 trips.
The figure is up 50.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Belize peaked at 490,000 trips in 2019 and was at its lowest, 135,100 trips, in 2020.
That places Belize 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Belize, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 332,000 trips | — |
| 1996 | 340,000 trips | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 294,000 trips | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 167,000 trips | -43.2% |
| 1999 | 172,000 trips | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 187,000 trips | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 186,000 trips | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 186,000 trips | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 208,000 trips | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 219,000 trips | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 225,000 trips | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 235,000 trips | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 238,000 trips | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 235,000 trips | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 222,000 trips | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 231,000 trips | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 238,000 trips | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 264,000 trips | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 281,000 trips | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 304,000 trips | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 326,100 trips | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 371,400 trips | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 410,000 trips | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 477,800 trips | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 490,000 trips | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 135,100 trips | -72.4% |
| 2021 | 203,500 trips | +50.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 203,500 trips is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 million trips, 15% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 203,500 trips is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 667,148 trips, 31% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -72.4% | 490,000 trips | 135,100 trips |
| 2021 | +50.6% | 135,100 trips | 203,500 trips |
| 1998 | -43.2% | 294,000 trips | 167,000 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 261,000 trips | 167,000 trips | 340,000 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 214,100 trips | 186,000 trips | 238,000 trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,330 trips | 231,000 trips | 490,000 trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 169,300 trips | 135,100 trips | 203,500 trips | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Belize?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Belize was 203,500 trips in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 490,000 trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,100 trips in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Belize ranks 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.