Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Belize
Belize: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 307.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Belize, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Belize is 307.2%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Belize peaked at 388.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 297.1%, in 2009.
That places Belize 93rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 297.1% | — |
| 2010 | 358.0% | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 383.3% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 388.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 347.5% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 310.3% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 304.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 319.7% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 317.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 320.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 307.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 297.1% | 297.1% | 297.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 335.6% | 304.3% | 388.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 90 Seychelles 343.8% compare
- 91 Sao Tome and Principe 339.4% compare
- 92 Puerto Rico 318.3% compare
- 94 Libya 304.6% compare
- 95 Nigeria 296.4% compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 289.0% compare
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Belize?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Belize was 307.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 388.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 297.1% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Belize ranks 93rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.