Expenditure of international tourism fell 5.66% to USD 50.0 mil in Belize in 2018, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Belize reached an all time high of USD 55.0 mil in 2016 and an all time low of USD 30.0 mil in 1997. When compared to Belize's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Guatemala amounted to USD 1,105 mil, USD 558 mil in Honduras, USD 14,074 mil in Mexico and USD 172,549 mil in USA in 2018.
Belize has been ranked 149th within the group of 158 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belize | USD mil | 51.0 | 50.0 | 55.0 | 53.0 | 50.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD mil | 34,444 | 30,271 | 28,936 | 31,811 | 33,581 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | USD mil | 227,344 | 249,831 | 250,112 | 257,875 | 277,345 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | USD mil | 277 | 332 | 451 | 466 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD mil | 1,029 | 1,020 | 1,032 | 1,066 | 1,105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD mil | 437 | 454 | 482 | 517 | 558 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD mil | 28,609 | 23,252 | 25,968 | 25,774 | 28,097 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 12,556 | 12,668 | 12,823 | 13,647 | 14,074 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD mil | 286 | 273 | 310 | 365 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 140,228 | 144,669 | 147,640 | 158,287 | 176,818 |
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