Press Releases

Unemployment rate at 5 percent in October 2022, economy grew by 12.8 percent in third quarter of 2022, consumer prices up 6.5 percent, and both imports and exports up 28.4 percent and 33.1 percent respectively

Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the Consumer Price Index, Merchandise Trade, 3rd Quarter 2022 Gross Domestic Product, and the October 2022 Labor Force Survey.   Consumer Price Index The most recent data from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey indicated that, for November 2022,…

Consumer prices increase 6.7 percent, both imports and domestic exports up 37.4 percent and 24 percent respectively in October 2022

For October 2022, the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that the All-Items CPI, which summarizes price levels across all consumer goods and services categories, stood at 112.3, up from 105.2 in October 2021. This indicates that the country experienced an overall national inflation rate of 6.7 percent on the…

The Statistical Institute of Belize, the MSDCCDR and ECLAC host workshop on Generating Climate Change and Disaster Indicators for Policy Decision-Making in Belize

PRESS RELEASE The Statistical Institute of Belize,  the MSDCCDR, and ECLAC host workshop on Generating Climate Change and Disaster Indicators for Policy Decision-Making in Belize. The Statistical Institute of Belize and the Ministry of Sustainable Development Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management held a three-day workshop on generating climate change and disaster indicators for policy…

Consumer prices increase 7.1 percent, both imports and domestic exports up 16.7 percent and 39.4 percent respectively in September 2022

Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, for the month of September 2022, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes price levels across all categories of consumer goods and services, stood at 112.0, up from 104.6 in September 2021. The year-to-date inflation rate for the first nine months of…

Acting Director-General’s Message: Caribbean Statistics Day 2022

Greetings from the Statistical Institute of Belize! I am Diana Castillo-Trejo, Acting Director-General. On Saturday, October 15th, 2022, the SIB will join other national statistical offices across the region in observing the fourteenth anniversary of Caribbean Statistics Day under the theme ‘Leave No One Behind – Everyone Counts’.  The main objective of this annual event…

Economy grows by 13.5 percent in the second quarter 2022, consumer prices up 7.4 percent, imports up 20.8%, and domestic exports down 44.5% in August 2022.

Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize published its latest statistics on the consumer price index, external trade, and gross domestic product in the 2nd quarter of 2022. Consumer Price Index The most recent data from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey indicated that, for the month of August 2022, the…

Signing of Memorandum of Agreement with the Ministry of Economic Development and the Statistical Institute of Belize

PRESS RELEASE SIGNING OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH STATISTICAL INSTITUTE OF BELIZE   The Government of Belize (GOB) entered into an agreement, dated November 30, 2018, with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for a loan and with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), for a loan and grant towards the implementation of the project…

Consumer prices increase 7.3 percent, both imports and domestic exports up 23.5 percent and 31.1 percent respectively in July 2022

For July 2022, the All-Items Consumer Price Index (CPI), which summarizes price levels for all consumer goods and services categories, stood at 111.5, up from a CPI of 103.9 recorded for July 2021. This indicates that the country experienced an overall national inflation rate of 7.3 percent on the cost of goods and services regularly…

SIB, UNICEF and DYS Hold Consultation on Multidimensional Poverty with Young Persons

PRESS RELEASE SIB, UNICEF, and DYS Hold Consultation on Multidimensional Poverty with Young Persons The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Department of Youth Services (DYS), recently completed two Multidimensional Poverty Index consultation sessions with young persons as part of its ongoing efforts to develop…

Consumer prices increase 6.7 percent, both imports and domestic exports up 19.8 percent and 112.5 percent respectively in June 2022

Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey showed that, for June 2022, the All-Items CPI, which summarizes price levels across all categories of goods and services, stood at 110.5, up from 103.5 in June of 2021. This indicates that consumers experienced an overall national inflation rate1 of…