Starting a business - Score in Belize
Belize: Starting a business - Score was 72.01 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Belize, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Belize is 72.01, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Belize peaked at 73.28 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69.23, in 2005.
Belize ranks 167th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Starting a business - Score in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.23 | — |
| 2006 | 72.56 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 72.93 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 72.99 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.15 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.08 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.99 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.97 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.12 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 73.26 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.28 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.23 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.98 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 71.97 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.01 | +0.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 72.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 72.01 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.17 | 69.23 | 73.15 | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.79 | 71.97 | 73.28 | 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)
- 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 starting a business - score in Belize?
- Starting a business - score in Belize was 72.01 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.28 in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.23 in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for starting a business - score?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.