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

Latest (2024)
85.68 million current US$
Change on year
up 17.5%
World rank
165th
of 199 countries
All-time high
85.68 million current US$
in 2024
All-time low
22.04 million current US$
in 2020
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Belize, 1995–2024

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1995200920241995: 33.0M current US$1996: 38.0M current US$1997: 30.0M current US$1998: 33.0M current US$1999: 39.0M current US$2000: 44.0M current US$2001: 45.0M current US$2002: 48.0M current US$2003: 50.0M current US$2004: 47.0M current US$2005: 45.0M current US$2006: 43.0M current US$2007: 46.0M current US$2008: 44.0M current US$2009: 43.0M current US$2010: 39.0M current US$2011: 37.0M current US$2012: 39.0M current US$2013: 42.0M current US$2014: 51.0M current US$2015: 50.0M current US$2016: 55.0M current US$2017: 53.0M current US$2018: 50.0M current US$2019: 45.4M current US$2020: 22.0M current US$2021: 39.6M current US$2022: 61.9M current US$2023: 72.9M current US$2024: 85.7M current US$

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 162 Guyana 99.99 million current US$ compare
  2. 163 Mauritania 99.80 million current US$ compare
  3. 164 Cape Verde 93.08 million current US$ compare
  4. 166 Botswana 80.82 million current US$ compare
  5. 167 Chad 80.00 million current US$ compare
  6. 168 Guinea-Bissau 79.15 million current US$ compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Unit
current US$
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,611 data points, 1995–2024
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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.