External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Belize
Belize: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.4367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Belize, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Belize is 0.4367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Belize peaked at 0.7293 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
Belize ranks 19th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Belize, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0766 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0734 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0768 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0511 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0944 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +131.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2229 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.215 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2511 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2621 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2992 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2623 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2492 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2531 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2443 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2335 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2945 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5534 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6265 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7293 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.669 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5875 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5826 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5434 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5513 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.54 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4586 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.4367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.4367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +131.2% | 0.0408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0944 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0978 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2229 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2732 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2335 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7293 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5369 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5826 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 16 Dominica 0.493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Eritrea 0.4891 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Angola 0.4473 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Lesotho 0.4249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Gambia 0.4198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Benin 0.4152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Belize
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 4.13 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 718.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 56.71 million DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Belize?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Belize was 0.4367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7293 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does Belize rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Belize ranks 19th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.