Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Belize

Belize: Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips was 0.9954 ratio in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9954 ratio
Change on year
down 58.2%
World rank
31st
of 134 countries
All-time high
4.75 ratio
in 2004
All-time low
0.7045 ratio
in 1998
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Belize, 1995–2021

123451995200820211995: 1.6 ratio1996: 1.6 ratio1997: 1.1 ratio1998: 0.705 ratio1999: 0.878 ratio2000: 0.908 ratio2001: 0.964 ratio2002: 2.5 ratio2003: 3.5 ratio2004: 4.8 ratio2005: 3.4 ratio2006: 2.7 ratio2007: 2.5 ratio2008: 2.5 ratio2009: 3.1 ratio2010: 3.4 ratio2011: 3.4 ratio2012: 2.7 ratio2013: 2.5 ratio2014: 3 ratio2015: 2.8 ratio2016: 2.6 ratio2017: 2.4 ratio2018: 2.5 ratio2019: 2.3 ratio2020: 2.4 ratio2021: 0.995 ratio

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.

Analysis

Belize recorded 0.9954 ratio for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in 2021.

That represents a change of down 58.2% on the previous year and down 70.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Belize peaked at 4.75 ratio in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7045 ratio, in 1998.

That places Belize 31st out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 ratio 0.7045 ratio 1.62 ratio 5
2000s 2.67 ratio 0.9082 ratio 4.75 ratio 10
2010s 2.76 ratio 2.33 ratio 3.42 ratio 10
2020s 1.69 ratio 0.9954 ratio 2.38 ratio 2

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 29 Saint Lucia 1.01 ratio compare
  2. 30 Portugal 1 ratio compare
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  4. 33 Gabon 0.9554 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Belize?
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Belize was 0.9954 ratio in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 4.75 ratio in 2004.
What is the lowest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7045 ratio in 1998.
How does Belize rank for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips?
Belize ranks 31st out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
Is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips
Unit
ratio
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,886 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Same-day trips are those by visitors who arrive and depart within the same day. Tourist trips are those by people who stay overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more trips by visitors who leave the same day than those that stay overnight.