Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Belize
Belize: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 6.0% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Belize, 2002–2014
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Belize stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Belize peaked at 22.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2014.
Belize ranks 74th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.5% | — |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +69.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -53.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -5.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 6.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 60% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belize's 6.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +69.3% | 13.5% | 22.9% |
| 2007 | -53.0% | 18.6% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 8.2% | 22.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 8.1% | 5 |
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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 outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Belize?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Belize was 6.0% in 2014, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Belize ranks 74th out of 116 countries with data for 2014.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.