Country
Belize BLZ
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -3.4
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap85.4
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-05-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.2
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth17.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity48.1
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance49.3
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Belize sovereign credibility, in brief
Belize scores 51.7 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 14 of 20 in Latin America & Caribbean, the 35th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 3.9 points over the past seven days. CPI 4.3% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (52/100) | deteriorating.
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 14/20 in Latin America & Caribbean · 35th percentile
Region avg 51.9 · best 63.5 · worst 16.1
Ranked either side
- Trinidad and Tobago 55.6
- Bahamas, The 55.3
- Honduras 51.4
- Barbados 49.8
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -23.8%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -2.4%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 124.8 | 2026-05-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -2.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 0.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 2.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 21.5K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -16.3% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 3.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 3.5 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 109.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 1.0% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 46.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $7,865 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 61.0% | 2014-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 64.3% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.