Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Belize
Belize: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 497.90 million in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Belize, 1976–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Belize stood at 497.90 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 34.4% on the previous year and up 737.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Belize peaked at 497.90 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, -33.41 million, in 1984.
Belize ranks 149th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4.24 million | — |
| 1977 | 12.49 million | +194.4% |
| 1978 | 26.29 million | +110.4% |
| 1979 | 15.14 million | -42.4% |
| 1980 | 16.30 million | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 10.29 million | -36.9% |
| 1982 | -12.54 million | -221.9% |
| 1983 | -17.34 million | +38.2% |
| 1984 | -33.41 million | +92.7% |
| 1985 | -15.82 million | -52.7% |
| 1986 | 19.09 million | -220.7% |
| 1987 | 42.13 million | +120.7% |
| 1988 | 79.49 million | +88.7% |
| 1989 | 117.51 million | +47.8% |
| 1990 | 160.04 million | +36.2% |
| 1991 | 98.42 million | -38.5% |
| 1992 | 65.69 million | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 12.59 million | -80.8% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million | -89.5% |
| 1995 | 37.56 million | +2735.5% |
| 1996 | 106.21 million | +182.8% |
| 1997 | 95.50 million | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 59.47 million | -37.7% |
| 1999 | 145.60 million | +144.8% |
| 2000 | 267.60 million | +83.8% |
| 2001 | 310.47 million | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 299.26 million | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 253.86 million | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 191.75 million | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 251.40 million | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 279.15 million | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 370.56 million | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 497.90 million | +34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.54 million | 4.24 million | 26.29 million | 4 |
| 1980s | 20.57 million | -33.41 million | 117.51 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.24 million | 1.32 million | 160.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 302.44 million | 191.75 million | 497.90 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 146 Solomon Islands 844.58 million compare
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 739.29 million compare
- 148 Antigua and Barbuda 556.22 million compare
- 150 Dominica 450.17 million compare
- 151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 370.56 million compare
- 152 Samoa 299.00 million compare
More financial sector data for Belize
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1097 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 863.07 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 965.87 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 965.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Belize?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Belize was 497.90 million in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 497.90 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.41 million in 1984.
- How does Belize rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Belize ranks 149th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 737.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.