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Belize government reference data

11 series, each cited to the official source it was verified against. Currency BZD.

SeriesCurrentIn force fromOfficial sourceLast verified
Policy interest rate — NONE (structural null; the BZ$2 : US$1 peg is the nominal anchor) no single figure 1976-05-01 Central Bank of Belize — 'Monetary Policy' and 'Monetary Policy… 2026-09-15
General Sales Tax (GST) standard rate 12.5 percent 2010-04-01 General Sales Tax Act, Cap. 63, section 9(1) — 'The rate of GST… 2026-09-13
VAT registration threshold 75000 BZD 2011-12-31 General Sales Tax Act, Chapter 63 of the Substantive Laws of Belize… 2026-09-13
National minimum wage (hourly) 5 BZD per hour (all categories of workers) 2023-01-01 Wages Council (Wages Regulation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Order… 2026-09-09
Public and bank holidays (free) 14 days held 2026-01-01 Government of Belize Press Office, Press Release PR#218-25, 'Public… 2026-09-09
CPI inflation (year-on-year) 4.3 percent (YoY) 2026-05-01 Statistical Institute of Belize — press release of 24 June 2026… 2026-09-09
Corporate income tax rate — NONE (structural null; Belize levies a gross-receipts business tax instead) no single figure 2020-01-01 Income and Business Tax Act, Cap. 55, section 6(2) as repealed and… 2026-07-23
Withholding tax rates 15–25% across 3 withholding taxes — no single rate — Income and Business Tax Act, Cap. 55, Substantive Laws of Belize… 2026-09-09
Statutory interest on judgment debts 6 percent 2022-11-15 Senior Courts Act, 2022 (Act No. 27 of 2022, Belize), s. 176: 'Every… 2026-08-10
Personal income tax — exemption threshold and rate 0–25% across 2 bands 2025-01-01 Income and Business Tax Act, Cap. 55, s.16(1)-(2) as amended by… 2026-07-23
Statutory social-insurance contributions 0–10% across 2 contribution branches 2022-04-04 Social Security Board, Belize — Contribution & Benefit Schedule… 2026-08-11

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What makes this different

Every value above names the official instrument it came from and the date it takes effect, and we record when we last checked it. Where a value could not be verified against its own statute we do not publish an estimate — the series is simply absent. Where a question falls outside what we hold, the API refuses and explains, free of charge, rather than returning a number that looks right.