Belize is the only official English-speaking country in Central America. Bordered on the north by Mexico, on the south and west by Guatemala, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea, Belize has the lowest population density in Central America. Belize is a founding member of the Bank.

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Belmopan
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Belize Dollar (BZD)
% of shares
0.77 (as of December 31, 2023)
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By the Numbers

Last Updated - 18/07/2025
Distribution of Loans, Contingent Loans, Equity and Grants Approved (NET) by Sector (1988 - 2024)
Total approvals (1988 - 2024) ($'000)

523,730

Approval Of Loans, Contingent Loans, Equity and Grants (NET) (2020 - 2024 YTD)

Projects

Banking and Financial Services
Belize
Agricultural and Industrial Line of Credit
Other Social Infrastructure and Services
Belize
Belize Social Investment Fund III - Amendment
Agricultural development
Belize
Resilient Rural Belize (Be-Resilient)
Banking and Financial Services
Belize
Student Loan Line of Credit

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News Releases
Jul 17, 2025
CDB Continues Strengthening Regional Procurement Capacity with Belize Procurement Fair
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News Releases
Jul 15, 2025
CDB and AFD Launch EUR 4 Million Grant Facility to Boost Climate and Gender Investments in the Caribbean
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News
Jul 8, 2025
Rethinking Delivery: How Collaboration is Reshaping Development in the Caribbean

Events

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
Brazil-hosted Panel Discussion: Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Fight Hunger and Poverty and the Road to Seville (IV FfD4)
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
Financial Times Global Food Security in a Changing Climate: Ensuring fairer food systems to meet global supply and demand pressures
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
Brazil-hosted Panel Discussion 2: COP30, Climate Resilience, Green Finance, and ESG
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