Belize: Development & Industry
Population: 326,000
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $5,990
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 34%
Women as % of Parliament: 0%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): N/A
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 62%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 95%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: N/A
Economy: Big Mac Index: N/A
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -2.87%
Economy: Human Development Index: .753
Economy: Technology Index: N/A
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: N/A
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 5.2%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 22.54
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $200.50
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 1.3
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 1.05
Media: Televisions (total number): 41,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): .13
% of GDP as Industry: 19.4%
Total Labor Force: 120,500
% of Labor Force in Industry: 18.1%
Unemployment Rate: 13.1% (2009)
Public Debt % of GDP: 90.8% of GDP (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate: 2.8% (2012 est.)
Industries: garment production, food processing, tourism, construction, oil
Value of Exports: $555.8 million (2012 est.)
Export Commodities: sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil
Export Partners and %: US 38.1%, UK 16.5%, Costa Rica 10%, Nigeria 4.4% (2011)
Value of Imports: $770.1 million (2012 est.)
Import Commodities: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco
Import Partners and %: US 38.2%, Mexico 10.2%, Cuba 9.2%, Guatemala 5.4%, China 5%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.1% (2011)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 2 (2012 est.)
Electricity Production: 307.2 million kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity Consumption: 285.7 million kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 33.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 37.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 29.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 7,044 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m (2010 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m (2010 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 28,800 (2011)
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 222,000 (2011)
# of Internet Hosts: 3,392 (2012)
# of Internet Users: 36,000 (2009)
# of Airports (total): 43 (2012)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 6
# of km of Roadways (total): 3,007 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 575 km
# km of Waterways: 825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2011)
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Belize City, Big Creek