Real interest rate in Belize
Belize: Real interest rate was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real interest rate in Belize, 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 7.3% for real interest rate in 2025.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Belize peaked at 20.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
Belize ranks 44th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Real interest rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 20.1% | — |
| 1983 | 6.3% | -68.6% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +208.2% |
| 1986 | 10.6% | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | -42.5% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +60.6% |
| 1989 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | +36.0% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | -38.1% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +33.5% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +37.0% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -39.9% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +66.3% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +43.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +46.0% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -85.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +41.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +323.5% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +6.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 7.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belize's 7.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real interest rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +323.5% | 1.6% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 5.5% | 20.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 9.9% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 1.2% | 9.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 41 South Africa 7.7% compare
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 7.6% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 7.5% compare
- 45 Rwanda 7.3% compare
- 46 Algeria 7.2% compare
- 47 Sri Lanka 7.1% 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 real interest rate in Belize?
- Real interest rate in Belize was 7.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for real interest rate?
- Belize ranks 44th out of 149 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.