Belize - Daten & Fakten
Länderstatistik
Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Belize
6
761
000
EUR
19
918
000
EUR
194.60 %
Bekleidung
Belize
0
EUR
1
000
EUR
0.00 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Belize
684
000
EUR
216
000
EUR
-68.42 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Belize
389
000
EUR
206
000
EUR
-47.04 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Belize
202
000
EUR
376
000
EUR
86.14 %
Energieversorgung
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Belize
69
000
EUR
206
000
EUR
198.55 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Belize
2
000
EUR
0
EUR
-100.00 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Belize
83
000
EUR
18
000
EUR
-78.31 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Belize
63
000
EUR
28
000
EUR
-55.56 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Kohle
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Belize
2
330
000
EUR
3
000
EUR
-99.87 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Belize
0
EUR
1
000
EUR
0.00 %
Maschinen
Belize
1
163
000
EUR
951
000
EUR
-18.23 %
Metalle
Belize
1
000
EUR
4
000
EUR
300.00 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Belize
74
000
EUR
72
000
EUR
-2.70 %
Möbel
Belize
5
000
EUR
1
000
EUR
-80.00 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Belize
1
048
000
EUR
1
848
000
EUR
76.34 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Belize
30
000
EUR
25
000
EUR
-16.67 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Belize
322
000
EUR
158
000
EUR
-50.93 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Belize
0
EUR
15
518
000
EUR
0.00 %
Sonstige Waren
Belize
295
000
EUR
281
000
EUR
-4.75 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Belize
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
Belize
1
000
EUR
5
000
EUR
400.00 %
Daten & Fakten
Belize
Capital
name: Belmopan
geographic coordinates: 17 15 N, 88 46 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the decision to move the capital of the country inland to higher and more stable land was made in the 1960s; the name chosen for the new city was formed from the union of two words: "Belize," the name of the longest river in the country, and "Mopan," one of the rivers in the area of the new capital that empties into the Belize River
geographic coordinates: 17 15 N, 88 46 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the decision to move the capital of the country inland to higher and more stable land was made in the 1960s; the name chosen for the new city was formed from the union of two words: "Belize," the name of the longest river in the country, and "Mopan," one of the rivers in the area of the new capital that empties into the Belize River
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: yes
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
English common law
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 22,966 sq km
land: 22,806 sq km
water: 160 sq km
land: 22,806 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 6.9% (2018 est.)
arable land: 3.3% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 2.2% (2018 est.)
forest: 60.6% (2018 est.)
other: 32.5% (2018 est.)
arable land: 3.3% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 2.2% (2018 est.)
forest: 60.6% (2018 est.)
other: 32.5% (2018 est.)
Location
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Age structure
0-14 years: 30.93% (male 66,160/female 63,478)
15-64 years: 64.15% (male 134,019/female 134,867)
65 years and over: 4.92% (2023 est.) (male 9,741/female 10,872)
15-64 years: 64.15% (male 134,019/female 134,867)
65 years and over: 4.92% (2023 est.) (male 9,741/female 10,872)
Birth rate
20.93 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
3.89 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.5%; note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2010 est.)
major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.08 years (2023 est.)
male: 74.49 years
female: 77.75 years
male: 74.49 years
female: 77.75 years
Major urban areas - population
23,000 BELMOPAN (capital) (2018)
Median age
total: 23.9 years (2020)
male: 23 years
female: 24.8 years
male: 23 years
female: 24.8 years
Net migration rate
-0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
approximately 25% to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east
Population growth rate
1.61% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 46.6% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
8.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2021)
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2021)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
15.08% (2021 est.)
Labor force
176,900 (2021 est.)
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel
Population below poverty line
41% (2013 est.)
Unemployment rate
8.22% (2021 est.)
8.46% (2020 est.)
6.71% (2019 est.)
8.46% (2020 est.)
6.71% (2019 est.)
Public debt
99% of GDP (2017 est.)
95.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
95.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.24% (2021 est.)
0.12% (2020 est.)
0.19% (2019 est.)
0.12% (2020 est.)
0.19% (2019 est.)
Exports
$1.044 billion (2021 est.)
$714.624 million (2020 est.)
$1.102 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
$714.624 million (2020 est.)
$1.102 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Exports - partners
United States 16%, United Kingdom 16%, Guatemala 7%, Italy 6%, Spain 6% (2021)
Imports
$1.252 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$901.819 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$1.203 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$901.819 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$1.203 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
United States 29%, China 14%, Seychelles 13%, Guatemala 10%, Mexico 9% (2021)
Airports
47 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 36,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 248,000 (2021 est.)
percent of population: 62% (2021 est.)
percent of population: 62% (2021 est.)
Roadways
total: 3,281 km (2017)
paved: 601 km (2017)
unpaved: 2,680 km (2017)
paved: 601 km (2017)
unpaved: 2,680 km (2017)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 19,000 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 260,000 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 66 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 66 (2021 est.)
Waterways
825 km (2011) (navigable only by small craft)
Disputes - international
Belize-Guatemala: demarcated but insecure boundary due to Guatemala’s claims to more than half of Belizean territory; a Line of Adjacency operates in lieu of an international boundary to control influx of Guatemalan squatters onto Belizean territory, as well as smuggling, narcotics trafficking, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation and debt bondage; Belize and Honduras 12-nm territorial sea claims close off Guatemalan access to Caribbean in the Bahia de Amatique; maritime boundary remains unresolved pending further negotiation
Belize-Honduras: Honduras claims the Belizean-administered Sapodilla Cays off the coast of Belize in its constitution, but agreed to a joint ecological park around the cays should Guatemala consent to a maritime corridor in the Caribbean under the OAS-sponsored 2002 Belize-Guatemala Differendum
Belize-Mexico: Belize and Mexico are working to solve minor border demarcation discrepancies arising from inaccuracies in the 1898 border treaty; transshipment of illegalnarcotics, smuggling, human trafficking, illegal immigration, and the growing of marijuana in very low population areas are issues in the region