Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belize
Belize: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 3.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual inflation, consumer prices in Belize stood at 3.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 173.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Belize peaked at 6.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -7.1%, in 2006.
That places Belize 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -45.3% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +175.9% |
| 2005 | -1.1% | -117.3% |
| 2006 | -7.1% | +544.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -132.6% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +175.9% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | -117.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -183.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +74.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -60.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +135.7% |
| 2015 | -0.9% | -171.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -177.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +73.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -76.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -30.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +2564.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +94.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -25.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.3%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2564.5% | 0.1% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | -7.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 0.1% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 93 Montenegro 3.3% compare
- 94 Uganda 3.3% compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 3.3% compare
- 97 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.3% compare
- 97 United Kingdom 3.3% compare
- 99 Philippines 3.2% compare
More development goals data for Belize
- Red List Index 0.86 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 409.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 80 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 69 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.99 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 94 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Belize?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belize was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.1% in 2006.
- How does Belize rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Belize ranks 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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