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dc.titleBIDEconomics: Belize Landscape of Opportunities
dc.contributor.authorPecha, Camilo
dc.contributor.authorOchoa, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Office in Belize
dc.coverageBelize
dc.date.available2026-03-31T10:03:00
dc.date.issue2026-03-31T00:03:00
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Belize stands at a pivotal moment in its development trajectory. Following a strong post-COVID recovery, driven by tourism, agricultural exports, the expansion of business process outsourcing, and innovative fiscal instruments such as the Blue Bond, the country now faces the challenge of sustaining growth while addressing structural constraints. Despite progress in employment and poverty reduction, productivity gaps, limited access to basic services in rural areas, and vulnerability to climate shocks continue to hinder long-term development. This publication identifies a strategic pathway to strengthen Belize's resilience and competitiveness through three priority areas: enhancing institutional capacity and government efficiency, strengthening human capital through improved education, health, and basic services, and boosting private sector competitiveness through infrastructure, economic upgrading, and greater access to finance and digital transformation. By leveraging its natural capital, regional connectivity, and English-speaking workforce, Belize can consolidate recent gains and foster more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient growth.
dc.format.extent16
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0014018
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/BIDEconomics-Belize-Landscape-of-Opportunities.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectTourism
dc.subjectEconomic Development
dc.subjectCompetitiveness
dc.subjectGovernment Revenue
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectClimate Resilience
dc.subjectResilience
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subject.jelcodeO10 - Economic Development: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO43 - Institutions and Growth
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeH11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
dc.subject.jelcodeH50 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General
dc.subject.jelcodeH54 - Infrastructures • Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
dc.subject.jelcodeI15 - Health and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI25 - Education and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeJ68 - Public Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.jelcodeQ56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth
dc.subject.jelcodeR40 - Transportation Economics: General
dc.subject.keywordsEconomic Development;Resilience
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01345
idb.operationBL-P1117
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