Economic Indicators for Belize


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Current account balance-2.76-8.325.16-16.30Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index121.73116.62121.7343.51
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )4.396.2811.22-7.11Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate8.448.5216.508.44%
Interest rates-2.221.0823.19-15.55Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt61.0361.2178.5321.19% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )101.1489.10119.5489.10
New businesses registered1,123.001,002.001,123.00583.00Number
Time required to start a business48.0048.0057.0043.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse142.00142.00142.00142.00Days
Armed forces Personnel2,000.002,000.002,000.00600.00Total
Exports of goods and services55.2953.2759.5728.54Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services51.2455.2655.2636.17Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP3330USD Billions
GDP Growth4.548.7317.86-13.73Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.031.043.320.94Per 1,000 people
Physicians1.081.131.150.27Per 1,000 people
Labor force190,894.00184,236.00190,894.0058,135.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education7.023.909.693.90Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.992.016.291.99Total
Population1111Thousands