Official exchange rate in Belize
Belize: Official exchange rate was 2 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2025, official exchange rate in Belize stood at 2 LCU per US$, period average.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Belize peaked at 2.23 LCU per US$, period average in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.43 LCU per US$, period average, in 1960.
Belize ranks 145th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 LCU per US$, period average | 1.43 LCU per US$, period average | 1.67 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.83 LCU per US$, period average | 1.6 LCU per US$, period average | 2.23 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 143 Tonga 2.41 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 144 Fiji 2.3 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 145 Barbados 2 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 147 Aruba 1.79 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 147 Curacao 1.79 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 147 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.79 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Belize
- Net migration 360 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.49 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 4.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 42.9% (2025)
- Broad money 77.5% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.64 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government 4.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Belize?
- Official exchange rate in Belize was 2 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 LCU per US$, period average in 1976.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- How does Belize rank for official exchange rate?
- Belize ranks 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.