Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belize
Belize: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.5147 trips per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belize, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belize is 0.5147 trips per person, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 48.9% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belize peaked at 1.63 trips per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3457 trips per person, in 2020.
That places Belize 57th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.63 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 1.62 trips per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.35 trips per person | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7417 trips per person | -45.1% |
| 1999 | 0.738 trips per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7766 trips per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7489 trips per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7265 trips per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7885 trips per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8061 trips per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8043 trips per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8163 trips per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8038 trips per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7721 trips per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7101 trips per person | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7213 trips per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7272 trips per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7894 trips per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8225 trips per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8713 trips per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9152 trips per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 trips per person | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1 trips per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.26 trips per person | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 1.27 trips per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3457 trips per person | -72.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5147 trips per person | +48.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.5147 trips per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1566 trips per person, 3.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.5147 trips per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3556 trips per person, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 | -72.8% | 1.27 trips per person | 0.3457 trips per person |
| 2021 | +48.9% | 0.3457 trips per person | 0.5147 trips per person |
| 1998 | -45.1% | 1.35 trips per person | 0.7417 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 trips per person | 0.738 trips per person | 1.63 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7753 trips per person | 0.7101 trips per person | 0.8163 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.949 trips per person | 0.7213 trips per person | 1.27 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4302 trips per person | 0.3457 trips per person | 0.5147 trips per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 54 Oman 0.5522 trips per person compare
- 55 Poland 0.5395 trips per person compare
- 56 Costa Rica 0.5363 trips per person compare
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5008 trips per person compare
- 59 Belarus 0.4538 trips per person compare
- 60 El Salvador 0.4521 trips per person compare
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, per capita in Belize?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belize was 0.5147 trips per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 trips per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3457 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Belize ranks 57th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.