Belize External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Belize external debt for 2021 was $1,450,204,243, a 4.97% decline from 2020.
  • Belize external debt for 2020 was $1,526,004,211, a 10.78% increase from 2019.
  • Belize external debt for 2019 was $1,377,529,087, a 2.12% increase from 2018.
  • Belize external debt for 2018 was $1,348,898,447, a 0.74% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Belize $1
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Tonga $0
Belize External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2021 $1,450,204,243 -4.97%
2020 $1,526,004,211 10.78%
2019 $1,377,529,087 2.12%
2018 $1,348,898,447 0.74%
2017 $1,338,924,309 3.77%
2016 $1,290,298,703 0.82%
2015 $1,279,832,151 -0.51%
2014 $1,286,357,300 3.02%
2013 $1,248,681,028 4.37%
2012 $1,196,357,128 -6.15%
2011 $1,274,688,747 -2.24%
2010 $1,303,876,871 0.98%
2009 $1,291,168,231 1.21%
2008 $1,275,782,808 18.62%
2007 $1,075,497,699 2.02%
2006 $1,054,232,126 3.04%
2005 $1,023,162,269 5.93%
2004 $965,854,393 -9.03%
2003 $1,061,730,342 24.98%
2002 $849,529,038 17.67%
2001 $721,979,992 14.62%
2000 $629,903,801 51.21%
1999 $416,579,339 24.93%
1998 $333,460,184 -25.91%
1997 $450,090,459 59.87%
1996 $281,542,136 10.34%
1995 $255,157,968 28.44%
1994 $198,665,305 2.11%
1993 $194,553,506 7.51%
1992 $180,961,169 11.86%
1991 $161,781,663 13.33%
1990 $142,750,750 4.03%
1989 $137,214,241 3.73%
1988 $132,277,165 -3.59%
1987 $137,196,602 12.57%
1986 $121,873,479 3.17%
1985 $118,125,320 19.61%
1984 $98,761,894 -1.86%
1983 $100,638,090 44.17%
1982 $69,805,336 15.90%
1981 $60,228,529 -4.47%
1980 $63,043,521 -12.23%
1979 $71,830,514 115.62%
1978 $33,312,767 61.17%
1977 $20,669,097 125.50%
1976 $9,165,985 89.89%
1975 $4,827,053 -8.48%
1974 $5,274,045 9.29%
1973 $4,825,894 -4.80%
1972 $5,068,966 16.83%
1971 $4,338,910 6.22%
1970 $4,084,800 6.22%