🇧🇿 Belize National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Belize government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $2.2 billion, growing at $0.09 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 67%. Per-citizen share: $5,220.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Belize ranks 46th by debt-to-GDP, 134th by total debt and 73rd by debt per person.
About Belize's National Debt
Belize is a serial restructurer that struck a 2021 debt-for-nature swap, converting bond debt into marine-conservation funding — a model now copied elsewhere.
Belize's debt-to-GDP ratio of 67% is elevated: higher than 66% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Belize ranks 134th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $0.09 per second, Belize adds about $8 thousand to its government debt every day — roughly $3 million per year. Each of Belize's 0 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $5,220. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Belize National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Belize's national debt right now?
Belize's national debt is approximately $2.2 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $0.09 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 67% and each citizen's share is about $5,220.
How fast is Belize's debt growing?
Belize's government debt is growing at approximately $0.09 per second — about $8 thousand per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Belize's debt per capita?
Each of Belize's 0 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $5,220 of the national debt.
What is Belize's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Belize's debt-to-GDP ratio is 67%. That is higher than 66% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Belize's government debt at this level?
Belize is a serial restructurer that struck a 2021 debt-for-nature swap, converting bond debt into marine-conservation funding — a model now copied elsewhere.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 2,223,242,000 + 0.09 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=bz (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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