Deposit interest rate in Belize
Belize: Deposit interest rate was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Belize, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2.0% for deposit interest rate in 2025.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Belize peaked at 14.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.
That places Belize 108th out of 153 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Deposit interest rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.1% | — |
| 1977 | 6.7% | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11.2% | +64.3% |
| 1981 | 14.7% | +31.3% |
| 1982 | 14.9% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | -24.0% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 58% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit interest rate in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +64.3% | 6.8% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 7.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 deposit interest rate in Belize?
- Deposit interest rate in Belize was 2.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for deposit interest rate?
- Belize ranks 108th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.