Total reserves in months of imports in Belize
Belize: Total reserves in months of imports was 3.49 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Belize, 1984–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Belize is 3.49, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Belize peaked at 4.49 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.454, in 1984.
That places Belize 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.454 | — |
| 1985 | 1.15 | +153.4% |
| 1986 | 2.02 | +75.3% |
| 1987 | 2.35 | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 2.69 | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 2.66 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.11 | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 2.05 | -34.2% |
| 1992 | 1.82 | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 1.27 | -30.3% |
| 1994 | 1.19 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.29 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 1.98 | +54.1% |
| 1997 | 1.76 | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 1.23 | -29.9% |
| 1999 | 1.66 | +34.8% |
| 2000 | 2.27 | +36.6% |
| 2001 | 2.03 | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 1.99 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.36 | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7897 | -42.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | +48.4% |
| 2007 | 1.34 | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 1.77 | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 2.87 | +62.2% |
| 2010 | 2.69 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.02 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 4 | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 4.49 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 4.08 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 3.62 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 2.96 | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.42 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 4.31 | +78.3% |
| 2021 | 3.78 | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 3.37 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 3.33 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 3.19 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 3.49 | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.89 | 0.454 | 2.69 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.74 | 1.19 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 0.7897 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 | 2.42 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 | 3.19 | 4.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 106 Seychelles 3.67 compare
- 107 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.65 compare
- 108 Hungary 3.5 compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 3.46 compare
- 111 France 3.45 compare
- 112 Mozambique 3.44 compare
More financial sector data for Belize
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,822 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 365.01 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 408.49 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 408.49 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 408.49 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 965.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Belize?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Belize was 3.49 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 in 2014.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.454 in 1984.
- How does Belize rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Belize ranks 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].