Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Belize
Belize: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 85.68 million current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Belize, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Belize recorded 85.68 million current US$ for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Belize peaked at 85.68 million current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.04 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Belize 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Belize, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 38.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 30.00 million current US$ | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 33.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 39.00 million current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 44.00 million current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 45.00 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 48.00 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 50.00 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 47.00 million current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 45.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 43.00 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 46.00 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 44.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 43.00 million current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 39.00 million current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 37.00 million current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 39.00 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 42.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 51.00 million current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 50.00 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 55.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 53.00 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 50.00 million current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 45.40 million current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 22.04 million current US$ | -51.5% |
| 2021 | 39.60 million current US$ | +79.7% |
| 2022 | 61.93 million current US$ | +56.4% |
| 2023 | 72.91 million current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 85.68 million current US$ | +17.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 85.68 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 billion current US$, 8% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 85.68 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 704.23 million current US$, 12% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.60 million current US$ | 30.00 million current US$ | 39.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 45.50 million current US$ | 43.00 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.14 million current US$ | 37.00 million current US$ | 55.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.43 million current US$ | 22.04 million current US$ | 85.68 million current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 162 Guyana 99.99 million current US$ compare
- 163 Mauritania 99.80 million current US$ compare
- 164 Cape Verde 93.08 million current US$ compare
- 166 Botswana 80.82 million current US$ compare
- 167 Chad 80.00 million current US$ compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 79.15 million current US$ 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Belize?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Belize was 85.68 million current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 85.68 million current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.04 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Belize ranks 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.