Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Belize
Belize: Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score was 82.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Belize, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Belize is 82.9%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Belize peaked at 82.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2005.
Belize ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 80.8% | — |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 82.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 82.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.9%, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 80.8% | 82.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 81.7% | 82.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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)
- Commercial service imports 324.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Belize?
- Starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Belize was 82.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score?
- Belize ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the cost for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.