Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize
Belize: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -3.96 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize stood at -3.96.
The figure is down 220.0% on the previous year and down 146.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize peaked at 10.14 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -5.71, in 2008.
That places Belize 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.91 | — |
| 2001 | -1.29 | -126.3% |
| 2002 | 2.31 | -279.1% |
| 2003 | 5.71 | +147.2% |
| 2004 | 0.95 | -83.4% |
| 2005 | -1.38 | -245.3% |
| 2006 | -1.19 | -13.8% |
| 2007 | -1.53 | +28.6% |
| 2008 | -5.71 | +273.2% |
| 2009 | -3.95 | -30.8% |
| 2010 | -2.58 | -34.7% |
| 2011 | -3.95 | +53.1% |
| 2012 | -0.06 | -98.5% |
| 2013 | 0.72 | -1300.0% |
| 2014 | -0.7 | -197.2% |
| 2015 | -1.61 | +130.0% |
| 2016 | -4.45 | +176.4% |
| 2017 | -5.08 | +14.2% |
| 2018 | -3.43 | -32.5% |
| 2019 | -1.81 | -47.2% |
| 2020 | 10.14 | -660.2% |
| 2021 | 4.27 | -57.9% |
| 2022 | 7.97 | +86.7% |
| 2023 | -1.63 | -120.5% |
| 2024 | 3.3 | -302.5% |
| 2025 | -3.96 | -220.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's -3.96 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's -3.96 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1300.0% | -0.06 | 0.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.117 | -5.71 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.29 | -5.08 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 | -3.96 | 10.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More work & labour data for Belize
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6517 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 338.14 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 254.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 219.33 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 228.04 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 447.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Belize was -3.96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 10.14 in 2020.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.71 in 2008.
- How does Belize rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Belize ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 146.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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