Reference Data in Belize 2,762 indicators covering reference data for Belize. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled -6,802 2019 down 8,497.5% 143rd Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy -6,517 rice milled equivalent 2019 down 3,062.3% 147th Years a country was a European overseas colony 458 years 2022 unchanged 2nd Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual -12.11 % change on previous year 2019 down 130.0% 156th Net food imports by crop - Maize -6,145 2019 down 2,567.9% 156th 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per capita 477.48 units per person 2025 up 25.9% 37th Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita -0.0159 units per person 2019 down 2,099.6% 162nd Human Development Index groups 0.721 2023 down 0.4% 115th Human Development Index vs. Augmented Human Development Index 0.721 2023 down 0.4% 115th Human Development Index 0.721 2023 down 0.4% 115th 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre 21,744 excluding gold per square kilometre 2023 up 59.0% 130th Net food imports by crop - Maize, per unit of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 1,849.5% 165th Net food imports by crop - Wheat 6,471 2019 down 67.4% 134th 17_International debt securities, nonbanks, per unit of GDP 0.1094 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 140.0% 77th 19_Intnl debt securities, nonbanks, short term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 100.0% 101st Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2019 unchanged 96th Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) 107.7 % change on previous year 2018 up 170.5% 19th School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index 0.9663 GPI 2019 up 0.6% 146th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 0.0168 units per person 2019 down 73.6% 100th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 76.9% 103rd Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2021 up 35.5% 54th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 342.38 current US$ per person 2021 up 48.8% 57th Personal remittances and foreign aid received 135.36 million current US$ 2021 up 79.7% 150th Per capita daily coal consumption 0 short tons per capita per day 2019 — 61st Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual 6.25 % change on previous year 2019 down 70.0% 38th Per capita daily gas consumption 0 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2019 — 115th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 5,934 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 79.7% 124th Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 106.35 % change on previous year 2018 up 6.1% 17th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual -13.95 % change on previous year 2019 down 138.8% 154th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year 2021 up 438.0% 99th Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0107 barrels per capita per day 2018 up 3.3% 103rd Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.4 2018 up 3.0% 75th Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.4 2018 up 3.0% 75th Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.2 2018 unchanged 62nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% 2019 down 5.5% 120th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 0 2025 down 100.0% 145th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 86.90 million 2025 down 75.8% 148th Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate -777.51 % change on previous year 2019 down 556.4% 173rd Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate -63.69 % change on previous year 2019 down 740.1% 158th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 17,495 hectares 2025 up 65.3% 75th Wildfire area burned by land cover type 257.59 hectares 2025 down 64.7% 61st Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 18.02 2023 up 148.6% 174th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 43.83 articles per million people 2023 up 106.5% 123rd Total Reserves 294.47 2018 up 77.2% 150th Rule of Law - Governance score 50.13 0-100 2024 up 9.0% 127th Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.3972 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 37.8% 127th Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 925.16 arrivals per 1,000 people 2022 up 11.7% 56th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 58.67 0-100 2024 down 6.0% 95th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 67.4% 95th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9557 years 2019 up 22.2% 137th Political Stability - Governance score 79.3 0-100 2024 up 19.3% 52nd Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.7847 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2,315.4% 52nd Net food imports by crop - Soybeans -6,964 2019 down 27,756.0% 130th Control of Corruption - Governance score 44.61 0-100 2024 up 6.1% 97th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.1604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 44.1% 97th Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Average annual surface temperature 26.1 °C 2025 down 0.4% 47th Annual temperature anomalies 0.5022 °C 2025 down 18.6% 130th Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 8 of 47 Next →