International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Belize
Belize: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 20.55 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Belize, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Belize stood at 20.55 million current US$.
The figure is down 52.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Belize peaked at 53.00 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.00 million current US$, in 1997.
That places Belize 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.40 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 36.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 42.30 million current US$ | 40.00 million current US$ | 46.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.84 million current US$ | 34.00 million current US$ | 53.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.55 million current US$ | 20.55 million current US$ | 20.55 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 164 Antigua and Barbuda 27.00 million current US$ compare
- 165 Seychelles 26.00 million current US$ compare
- 166 Burundi 23.00 million current US$ compare
- 168 Marshall Islands 19.90 million current US$ compare
- 169 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 19.00 million current US$ compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 19.00 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 for travel items in Belize?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Belize was 20.55 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 for travel items recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 53.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Belize rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.