Population:
333,887 (2013)
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$):
6,880 (2012)
Woman as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners:
34% (2010)
Woman as % of Parliament:
0% (2000)
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons):
1.4 metric tons (2013)
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases:
62.38 (2008)
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel:
95% (2011)
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:
Not Available
Economic: Big Mac Index:
Not Available
Economic: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP):
1.6 (2009)
Economic: Human Development Index:
0.702 (2012)
Economic: Technology Index:
Not Available
Education: Average years of School for Adults:
Not Available
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP):
18.12% (2002)
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary):
22.54 (2005)
Education: Teacher as % of Labor Force:
Not Available
Health: Expenditure Per Capita:
$200.5 (2004)
Health: Hospital Beds per 1000:
1.3 per 1000 (2003)
Health: Physicians per 1000
1.5 per 1000 (2000)
Media: Televisions (total number):
52,988 (from '03 data)
Media: Per Capita Televisions:
0.1587 (calculated from '03 data)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
industry: 23%
Labor force:
120,500
Labor force - by occupation:
industry: 18.1%
Unemployment rate:
11.3% (2012)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1.3% (2012 est.)
Industries:
garment production, food processing, tourism, construction, oil
Exports:
$628.3 million (2012 est.)
Exports - commodities:
sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil
Exports - partners:
US 31.8%, UK 21.9%, Nigeria 4.8%, Japan 4.1%, Netherlands 4.1% (2012)
Imports:
$837.1 million (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco
Imports - partners:
US 23.6%, Germany 15%, Mexico 11.5%, Cuba 8.4%, Guatemala 4.8%, China 4.7%, Singapore 4% (2012)
Exchange rates:
Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - 2 (2013 est.)
Electricity - production:
524.2 million kWh (2010 est.)
Electricity - consumption:
630 million kWh (2011 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
51.1% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
32% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
16.9% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
7,044 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2010 est.)
Telephones - main lines in use:
25,400 (2012)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
164,200 (2012)
Internet hosts:
3,392 (2012)
Internet users:
36,000 (2009)
Airports: 47 (2013)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 6 (2013)
Roadways:
total: 2,870 km
paved: 488 km (2011)
Waterways:
825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2011)
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Belize City, Big Creek