Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Belize
Belize: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 3.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.1%
Change on year
down 20.4%
World rank
83rd
of 156 countries
All-time high
6.5%
in 2020
All-time low
3.1%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Belize, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 3.1% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
That places Belize 83rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -40.1% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -20.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 80 Bulgaria 3.2% compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.2% compare
- 82 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.1% compare
- 84 Croatia 3.1% compare
- 85 Djibouti 3.1% compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 3.1% 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 non-performing loans to total gross loans in Belize?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Belize was 3.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Belize ranks 83rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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