Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%) in Belize
Belize: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%) was 74.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Belize, 1976–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Belize is 74.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Belize peaked at 77.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1980.
Belize ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 34.9% | — |
| 1977 | 28.6% | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 32.2% | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 27.3% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 29.6% | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 37.3% | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 41.4% | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 37.8% | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 42.9% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 41.9% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 38.9% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 46.4% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | -4.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 74.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 74.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.3%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.2% | 28.6% | 34.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 36.3% | 27.3% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 38.9% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 46.7% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 62.4% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 74.3% | 77.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 65 Eritrea 75.2% compare
- 66 Iran 75.0% compare
- 67 Saint Lucia 74.6% compare
- 69 South Africa 74.3% compare
- 70 United States 74.2% compare
- 71 Greece 73.1% 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 deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Belize?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Belize was 74.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Belize ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' 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 deposit money banks 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 deposit money 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. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, 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).