Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize
Belize: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 148.91 million current LCU in 2017. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize, 1990–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Belize recorded 148.91 million current LCU for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2017.
The figure is down 40.0% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize peaked at 254.09 million current LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.63 million current LCU, in 1997.
Belize ranks 140th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.49 million current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 125.82 million current LCU | +39.0% |
| 1992 | 140.82 million current LCU | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 119.72 million current LCU | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 99.44 million current LCU | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 73.05 million current LCU | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 75.25 million current LCU | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 56.63 million current LCU | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 70.53 million current LCU | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 110.94 million current LCU | +57.3% |
| 2000 | 160.78 million current LCU | +44.9% |
| 2001 | 226.41 million current LCU | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 192.66 million current LCU | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 128.46 million current LCU | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 134.61 million current LCU | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 75.09 million current LCU | -44.2% |
| 2006 | 99.56 million current LCU | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 96.55 million current LCU | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 126.05 million current LCU | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 75.26 million current LCU | -40.3% |
| 2010 | 106.03 million current LCU | +40.9% |
| 2011 | 147.51 million current LCU | +39.1% |
| 2012 | 139.82 million current LCU | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 223.05 million current LCU | +59.5% |
| 2014 | 243.02 million current LCU | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 254.09 million current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 248.10 million current LCU | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 148.91 million current LCU | -40.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 148.91 million current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.41 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belize's 148.91 million current LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.11 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.27 million current LCU | 56.63 million current LCU | 140.82 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 131.54 million current LCU | 75.09 million current LCU | 226.41 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.82 million current LCU | 106.03 million current LCU | 254.09 million current LCU | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belize was 148.91 million current LCU in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 254.09 million current LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.63 million current LCU in 1997.
- How does Belize rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Belize ranks 140th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.