International tourism, expenditures in Belize
Belize: International tourism, expenditures was 22.04 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Belize, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Belize recorded 22.04 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 51.5% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Belize peaked at 55.00 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.04 million current US$, in 2020.
Belize ranks 179th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.60 million current US$ | 30.00 million current US$ | 39.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 45.50 million current US$ | 43.00 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.14 million current US$ | 37.00 million current US$ | 55.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.04 million current US$ | 22.04 million current US$ | 22.04 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 176 Micronesia (country) 29.00 million current US$ compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 28.00 million current US$ compare
- 178 Palau 23.30 million current US$ compare
- 180 Vanuatu 22.00 million current US$ compare
- 181 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 21.00 million current US$ compare
- 182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 34.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 23.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Belize?
- International tourism, expenditures in Belize was 22.04 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 55.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.04 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Belize ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.