Travel services in Belize
Belize: Travel services was 27.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Belize, 1984–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Belize stood at 27.2%.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Belize peaked at 37.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1990.
That places Belize 57th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Travel services in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 20.2% | — |
| 1985 | 17.8% | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 15.8% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +57.1% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -31.5% |
| 1998 | 22.5% | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +62.0% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +36.3% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 14.8% | 20.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 12.4% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 25.3% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 19.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 13.3% | 27.2% | 6 |
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 travel services in Belize?
- Travel services in Belize was 27.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for travel services?
- Belize ranks 57th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.