Banking crisis dummy in Belize
Belize: Banking crisis dummy was 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 2017. ▬ Flat
Banking crisis dummy in Belize, 1970–2017
Source: Luc Laeven and Fabián Valencia, 2012. “Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update”, IMF Working Paper WP/12/163. Measured in 1=banking crisis, 0=none.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none for banking crisis dummy in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Over the whole period, banking crisis dummy in Belize peaked at 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none, in 1970.
That places Belize 4th out of 211 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Belize
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 42.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.49 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 4.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.64 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Broad money 77.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 360 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banking crisis dummy in Belize?
- Banking crisis dummy in Belize was 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 2017, according to Luc Laeven and Fabián Valencia, 2012. “Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update”, IMF Working Paper WP/12/163.
- What is the highest banking crisis dummy recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 1970.
- What is the lowest banking crisis dummy recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for banking crisis dummy?
- Belize ranks 4th out of 211 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Luc Laeven and Fabián Valencia, 2012. “Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update”, IMF Working Paper WP/12/163, published as part of Banking crisis dummy (1=banking crisis, 0=none). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A banking crisis is defined as systemic if two conditions are met: a. Significant signs of financial distress in the banking system (as indicated bysignificant bank runs, losses in the banking system, and/or bank liquidations), b. Significant banking policy intervention measures in response to significant losses in the banking system. The first year that both criteria are met is considered as the year when the crisis start becoming systemic. The end of a crisis is defined the year before both real GDP growth and real credit growth are positive for at least two consecutive years.