Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Belize Dollar (BZD)
- Symbol
- $ — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- $123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes BZD yet
Tax
Payment methods in Belize
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 cash on delivery
- 03 bank transfer
- 04 e kyash
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- en-BZ
- Official languages
- English
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +501
- Mobile format
- +501 6XX XXXX
- Digits
- 7
Belize: common questions
What currency does Belize use?
Belize uses the Belize Dollar (BZD), symbol $. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as $123,456.78.
How many decimal places does BZD have?
BZD has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the GST rate in Belize?
The standard GST rate in Belize is 12.50%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Belize?
The methods that matter in Belize, in rough order of use: card, cash on delivery, bank transfer, e kyash.
What is the dialling code for Belize?
Belize's country calling code is +501. Mobile numbers are formatted +501 6XX XXXX (7 digits after the country code).
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