Plugs and voltage
Belize uses Types A and B sockets; Type G is also found. Mains supply is 110 V / 220 V at 60 Hz.
Both 110 V and 220 V outlets exist; most are 110 V US-style sockets.
Voltage varies here. Both 100–127 V and 220–240 V outlets are in use. Before plugging in anything that is not labelled “100–240V”, check the socket or ask your host.
Money
$ Belize Dollar BZD
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 2.00 BZD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 54 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Belize are about 54% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Englishofficial77%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Belize is on UTC−6, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Belize drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
November 2026
- Garifuna Settlement Day
December 2026
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- George Price Day
March 2027
- National Heroes and Benefactors Day (observed)
- Good Friday
- Holy Saturday
- Easter Monday
May 2027
- Labour Day
August 2027
- Emancipation Day (observed)
September 2027
- Saint George's Caye Day
- Independence Day
October 2027
- Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day (observed)
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Belize.
Updated 2026-06-12. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +501
- Internet domain
- .bz
- Measurement
- Metric; temperatures in °F
- Paper size
- US-Letter
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of Belize.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Belize.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
