Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Belize
Belize: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 796.12 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Belize, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Belize recorded 796.12 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2021.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Belize peaked at 1,045 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 571.95, in 2004.
That places Belize 44th out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 571.95 | — |
| 2005 | 761.46 | +33.1% |
| 2006 | 839.14 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 937.83 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 1,045 | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 942.86 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 968.07 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 685.34 | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 678.08 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 720.59 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 692.39 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 631.95 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 730.28 | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 674.36 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 650.78 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 714.36 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 760.39 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 796.12 | +4.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 796.12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 944.31, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belize's 796.12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 944.31, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 849.71 | 571.95 | 1,045 | 6 |
| 2010s | 714.62 | 631.95 | 968.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 778.25 | 760.39 | 796.12 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 41 Uzbekistan 849.3 compare
- 42 Botswana 815.32 compare
- 43 Solomon Islands 803.15 compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 793.26 compare
- 46 Qatar 777.9 compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 772.01 compare
More financial sector data for Belize
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.12 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 14.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.12 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Belize?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Belize was 796.12 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,045 in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 571.95 in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Belize ranks 44th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.