Belize: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Belize
IMF Staff Country Reports, September 15, 2025
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- Published: September 15, 2025
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229024433.002
Growth outlook and near- to medium-term projection
- Growth is expected to be subdued in the near term before converging to its potential of 2 percent over the medium term.
- The slowdown reflects:
- tourism growth slowing, reflecting capacity constraints, and
- commodity prices subsiding.
Public debt and fiscal projection
- The public debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to fall more slowly, remaining around 58 percent through 2030 under the baseline.
Risks to the outlook
- Increased trade barriers and global trade policy uncertainty.
- Higher-for-longer global interest rates.
- Natural disasters.
Subject focus and keywords
- Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Crime, Economic sectors, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Public debt, Public sector
- Keywords: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), authorities of Belize, Caribbean, Central America, currency peg, Fiscal stance, Global, government of Canada, policy priority, Public sector, RBS implementation
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