Central bank assets to GDP in Belize
Belize: Central bank assets to GDP was 18.0% in 2021. β Volatile
Central bank assets to GDP in Belize, 1976β2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 18.0% for central bank assets to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 167.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Belize peaked at 18.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
That places Belize 30th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 2.9% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 0.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 3.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 5.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.4% | 18.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Belize
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,822 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 365.01 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 408.49 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 408.49 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 408.49 million SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 42.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central bank assets to gdp in Belize?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Belize was 18.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Belize ranks 30th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).