Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Belize
Belize: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 (Depository Corporations Survey) 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% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 497.90 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.49 billion, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 497.90 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.76 billion, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +2735.5% | 1.32 million | 37.56 million |
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
- 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 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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About this data
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.