India and Belize maintain cordial diplomatic ties rooted in shared Commonwealth membership and developing-country solidarity. The relationship is channelled largely through the CARICOM framework, with India's pharmaceutical exports forming the commercial backbone and ITEC scholarships providing the principal people-to-people link. Though bilateral volumes remain modest, Belize consistently supports India on key UN resolutions, and New Delhi has extended Lines of Credit for development projects across the Caribbean.
COOPERATION AREAS
Where India and Belize actually work together
4 active areas of cooperation, as of July 2026. Click any card for the full brief.
TRADE & INVESTMENT
By the numbers
Estimates based on UN Comtrade and OEC bilateral data, calendar year 2023. Official MEA bilateral figures not separately published for Belize.
$65m
Total bilateral trade in goods
$55m
India exports to country
$10m
India imports from country
Trade trajectory · USD bn
$0.065bnin 2023 · click a bar to compare years
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AGREEMENTS & MILESTONES
The relationship since 1981, in 6 dates
CURRENT STATE
Where things stand, 2026
The India-Belize relationship is stable and friendly but institutionally thin. Engagement is channelled primarily through the CARICOM multilateral framework, ITEC capacity building, and pharmaceutical trade. There are no major disputes, no defence agreements, and no high-level bilateral summit machinery. The relationship reflects a broad pattern across India's ties with small CARICOM states: goodwill in multilateral forums, a modest trade surplus in India's favour, and ITEC as the principal instrument of active engagement.
SIGNALS TO WATCH
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QUICK FACTS
CapitalBelmopan
Population400,000
RegionAmericas
Diplomatic tiesSince 1981
Indian diaspora~5,000
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