Belize — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Belize, 1981–2025.
Inflation for Belize was 1.06% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1981 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.22% in 1981. The lowest was -7.11% in 2006 (about -6.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -5.22% per year.
Belize ranks 150 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Belize sits below it. It peaked in 1981 and has fallen 91% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 223%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 25 of 33 economies; Trinidad and Tobago (0.99%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2565% in 2021. That is 41% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 71st of 114 in 1981 → 108th of 131 in 1990 → 90th of 163 in 2000 → 167th of 186 in 2010 → 144th of 178 in 2020 → 133rd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.06% | -2.2 pp |
| 2024 | 3.29% | -1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 4.39% | -1.9 pp |
| 2022 | 6.28% | +3.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.24% | +3.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.27% | -0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 1.15% | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 0.66% | +1.5 pp |
| 2015 | -0.86% | -2.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 0.51% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 0.92% | +2.0 pp |
| 2009 | -1.1% | -7.5 pp |
| 2008 | 6.39% | +4.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.32% | +9.4 pp |
| 2006 | -7.11% | -6.0 pp |
| 2005 | -1.1% | -7.5 pp |
| 2004 | 6.39% | +4.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.32% | -1.9 pp |
| 2002 | 4.24% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 3.65% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 3.07% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 2.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.15% | -4.8 pp |
| 1996 | 5.97% | +3.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 2.57% | +1.1 pp |
| 1993 | 1.47% | -0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +1.6 pp |
| 1991 | 0.76% | -2.3 pp |
| 1990 | 3.06% | +0.9 pp |
| 1989 | 2.13% | -1.0 pp |
| 1988 | 3.14% | +1.1 pp |
| 1987 | 2.01% | +1.2 pp |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -5.4 pp |
| 1985 | 6.24% | +2.9 pp |
| 1984 | 3.38% | -1.6 pp |
| 1983 | 5% | -1.8 pp |
| 1982 | 6.84% | -4.4 pp |
| 1981 | 11.22% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belize’s Inflation in 1982?
6.84% (1982). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belize’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -90.5% in total — about 5.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.06%; 2024: 3.29%; 2023: 4.39%; 2022: 6.28%; 2021: 3.24%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.