Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Belize
Belize: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 0.6 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Belize, 1977–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Belize stood at 0.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 448.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Belize peaked at 12.76 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0355, in 2016.
That places Belize 75th out of 89 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.91 | — |
| 1978 | 6.4 | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 6.4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.29 | +60.8% |
| 1981 | 11.68 | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 12 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 10.51 | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 9.55 | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 12.76 | +33.7% |
| 1986 | 10.8 | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 8.8 | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 8.32 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 7.36 | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 7.37 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 6.71 | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 5.38 | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 4.59 | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 4.27 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 3.78 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 3.51 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 3.83 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 5.91 | +54.2% |
| 2000 | 5.91 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.91 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.59 | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 3.22 | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 3.22 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.22 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.22 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.04 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 2.42 | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 2.09 | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 1.49 | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4706 | -68.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1093 | -76.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0355 | -67.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6562 | +1748.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2 | +83.4% |
| 2019 | 1.23 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.27 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.27 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9167 | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6358 | -30.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6042 | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6 | -0.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.29, 14% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.18, 19% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1748.4% | 0.0355 | 0.6562 |
| 2018 | +83.4% | 0.6562 | 1.2 |
| 2015 | -76.8% | 0.4706 | 0.1093 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.24 | 5.91 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.21 | 7.36 | 12.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.95 | 3.51 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 3.22 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 0.0355 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8824 | 0.6 | 1.27 | 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 government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Belize?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Belize was 0.6 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 12.76 in 1985.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0355 in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Belize ranks 75th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 448.8%. 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 Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.