Belize




General Information

source: UN data

Region  Central America
Population (000, 2024) 417
Pop. density (per km2, 2024) 183
Capital city  Belmopan
Capital city pop. (000, 2024) 23
UN membership date  251,981
Surface area (km2) 22,965
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 1,018
National currency  Belize Dollar (BZD)
Exchange rate (per US$) 2
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2,831
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 87
GDP per capita (current US$) 69,842
Economy: Agriculturee,f (% of Gross Value Added) 92
Economy: Industryf,g (% of Gross Value Added) 184
Economy: Services and other activityf,h (% of GVA) 725
Employment in agriculturei (% of employed) 168
Employment in industryi (% of employed) 196
Employment in servicesi (% employed) 636
Unemployment (% of labour force) 8
Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %) 503,772
CPI: Consumer Price Indexj (2010=100) 122
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 102
International trade: exports (million current US$) 253
International trade: imports (million current US$) 1,337
International trade: balance (million current US$) 1,084
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 91
Population growth rate (average annual %) 14
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 767,711
Population age distributionm (0-14/60+ years old, %) 26,680
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) ... / ...
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) 116
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 105
Health: Current expenditurei,o,p (% of GDP) 5
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) ...
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) ...
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 9,881,010
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio  (f/m per 100 pop.) 980,992
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 706,587
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) 279
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 156
Individuals using the Interneti (per 100 inhabitants) 704
Threatened species (number) 235
Forested area (% of land area) 555
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 615
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) 8
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) 42
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) 373
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) 433
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) 453

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