Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics, including the Labor Force Survey, the gross domestic product for the 1st quarter of 2025, the consumer price index, external trade, and the consumer confidence index for May 2025. Labour Force Survey Preliminary results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent Labour Force Survey…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CANCELLATION OF SCHEDULED PRESS CONFERENCE BELMOPAN CITY, BELIZE, June 23, 2025 – The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) announces the cancellation of the press conference originally scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, 2025. This decision comes after the recent tragic incident involving the family of our Deputy Director-General. Out of respect for the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIB HOSTS SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS BELMOPAN CITY, BELIZE, June 20, 2025 – The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is hosting a three-day workshop on Demographic Analysis Using Census Data from June 17-19, 2025, at the SIB Headquarters in Belmopan. This workshop…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIB Enhances Institutional Capacity for Monetary Poverty Analysis BELMOPAN CITY, BELIZE, June 4, 2025 – The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) hosted an intensive, week-long training session on the computation of Monetary Poverty Statistics from May 26 to May 30, 2025, at its headquarters in Belmopan. The training was delivered by international…
Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and the consumer confidence index for April 2025. Consumer Price Index Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey indicated that, for the month of April 2025, the All-Items CPI, which measures overall…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIB and IDB CONDUCT DATA GAP ASSESSMENT OF GENDER AND DIVERSITY DATA IN BELIZE BELMOPAN CITY, BELIZE, May 23, 2025 – This week, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), conducted an assessment on the availability of gender and diversity data in Belize. This initiative…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIB BUILDS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN GIS TO ENHANCE STATISTICAL PROCESSES BELMOPAN CITY, BELIZE, May 21, 2025 – The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), with financial support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and technical guidance from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has commenced a week-long training aimed at strengthening the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIB CONCLUDES PEER REVIEW MISSION, AFFIRMS REGIONAL LEADERSHIP IN STATISTICAL QUALITY BELMOPAN CITY, BELIZE, May 19, 2025 – The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) has successfully concluded a pilot peer review mission, held from May 12 to 16, 2025, led by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat’s Regional Statistics Programme (RSP). This was…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE VISITS THE STATISTICAL INSTITUTE OF BELIZE BELMOPAN CITY, BELIZE, May 15, 2025 – The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) welcomed the Prime Minister of Belize, the Honourable John Briceño, for a briefing by senior management and tour of its headquarters today. The visit served as an opportunity to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARICOM Peer Review Mission Commences at the Statistical Institute of Belize BELMOPAN CITY, BELIZE, May 9, 2025 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, through its Regional Statistics Programme (RSP) will launch the second peer review mission on Monday 12 May 2025 at the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), Belmopan, Belize. The five-day…
