Belize: Natural resources income

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 Belize

Income from natural resources, percent of GDP

 Latest value 0.52
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average 1.20
 Min - Max 0.19 - 5.75
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 0.52 percent, an increase from 0.48 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Belize from 1970 to 2021 is 1.2 percent. The minimum value, 0.19 percent, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 5.75 percent was recorded in 2011. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Belize - Natural resources income - Recent values chart

Historical series
Belize - Natural resources income - historical chart - 1970-2021




The natural resources include oil, natural gas, coal, minerals, and the forest.
Definition: Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.

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