Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Belize
Belize: Savings Rate, Percent per annum was 2.65 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Belize, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2.65 for savings rate, percent per annum in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savings rate, percent per annum in Belize peaked at 7.87 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.22, in 2017.
That places Belize 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.53 | — |
| 1982 | 7.7 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 5.7 | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 5.05 | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 7.87 | +55.8% |
| 1986 | 7.74 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 6.25 | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 5.69 | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 5.28 | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 5.36 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 5.4 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.32 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.3 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.35 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.43 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 5.42 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.42 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.43 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 5.05 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.08 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.09 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.21 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5.24 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.27 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.27 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.13 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.44 | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 2.89 | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 2.69 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.35 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 2.37 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.35 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.22 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.64 | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 2.48 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 2.66 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.65 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.65 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.65 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.66 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.65 | -0.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2.65 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2.65 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.66, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +55.8% | 5.05 | 7.87 |
| 2012 | -34.8% | 4.44 | 2.89 |
| 1983 | -26.0% | 7.7 | 5.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.53 | 5.05 | 7.87 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.37 | 5.3 | 5.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 | 5.05 | 5.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 | 2.22 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 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 savings rate, percent per annum in Belize?
- Savings rate, percent per annum in Belize was 2.65 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 in 1985.
- What is the lowest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 in 2017.
- How does Belize rank for savings rate, percent per annum?
- Belize ranks 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is savings rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Savings 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.