Belize
Sources and data for Belize
Every value the calculators use, with its effective dates and a link to the official source.
General Sales Tax: standard rate
- Current value
- 12.5%
- From
- 20 May 2026
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Belize dollars per US dollar (fixed rate)
- Current value
- $2
- From
- 11 May 1976
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
National minimum wage per hour
- Current value
- $5
- From
- 1 January 2023
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Maximum hours of actual work in a week
- Current value
- 45 hours
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Maximum hours of actual work in a day
- Current value
- 9 hours
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Overtime, Sunday, rest day and ordinary public holiday: multiple of the ordinary rate
- Current value
- 1.5
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Christmas Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday: multiple of the ordinary rate
- Current value
- 2
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Annual holiday after each year of employment
- Current value
- 2 weeks
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Average pay: total remuneration divided by
- Current value
- 26
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Months of employment needed for holiday pay on leaving
- Current value
- 3 months
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Paid sick leave in any twelve months
- Current value
- 16 days
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Days of service in the last twelve months needed for paid sick leave
- Current value
- 60 days
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Maternity leave on full pay
- Current value
- 14 weeks
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Maternity leave before the expected date of confinement: maximum
- Current value
- 7 weeks
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Mandatory leave before the expected date of confinement
- Current value
- 2 weeks
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Mandatory leave after the expected date of confinement
- Current value
- 7 weeks
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Days with the same employer in the last twelve months for paid maternity leave
- Current value
- 150 days
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Notice of termination in weeks, by length of service
- Current value
- More than 2 weeks, up to 6 months 1 week
- More than 6 months, up to 2 years 2 weeks
- More than 2 years, up to 5 years 4 weeks
- More than 5 years 8 weeks
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Severance pay per complete year, 5 to 10 years of service
- Current value
- 1 week
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Severance pay per complete year, over 10 years of service
- Current value
- 2 weeks
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Years of continuous service before severance pay starts
- Current value
- 5 years
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Years of continuous service for the higher severance rate
- Current value
- 10 years
- From
- 31 December 2020
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Social security: weekly insurable earnings by weekly earnings band
- Current value
Table with 13 brackets
$0 / $69.99 0% 55.00 $70 / $109.99 0% 90.00 $110 / $139.99 0% 130.00 $140 / $179.99 0% 160.00 $180 / $219.99 0% 200.00 $220 / $259.99 0% 240.00 $260 / $299.99 0% 280.00 $300 / $339.99 0% 320.00 $340 / $379.99 0% 360.00 $380 / $419.99 0% 400.00 $420 / $459.99 0% 440.00 $460 / $499.99 0% 480.00 $500 + 0% 520.00 - From
- 4 April 2022
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Social security: weekly employee contribution by weekly earnings band
- Current value
Table with 13 brackets
$0 / $69.99 0% 1.03 $70 / $109.99 0% 1.69 $110 / $139.99 0% 2.44 $140 / $179.99 0% 3.94 $180 / $219.99 0% 5.94 $220 / $259.99 0% 7.94 $260 / $299.99 0% 9.94 $300 / $339.99 0% 11.94 $340 / $379.99 0% 13.98 $380 / $419.99 0% 16.15 $420 / $459.99 0% 18.45 $460 / $499.99 0% 20.86 $500 + 0% 23.40 - From
- 4 April 2022
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Social security: weekly employer contribution by weekly earnings band
- Current value
Table with 13 brackets
$0 / $69.99 0% 4.47 $70 / $109.99 0% 7.31 $110 / $139.99 0% 10.56 $140 / $179.99 0% 12.06 $180 / $219.99 0% 14.06 $220 / $259.99 0% 16.06 $260 / $299.99 0% 18.06 $300 / $339.99 0% 20.06 $340 / $379.99 0% 22.02 $380 / $419.99 0% 23.85 $420 / $459.99 0% 25.55 $460 / $499.99 0% 27.14 $500 + 0% 28.60 - From
- 4 April 2022
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Social security: total contribution rate on insurable earnings
- Current value
- 10%
- From
- 4 April 2022
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Social security: weekly wage ceiling (top insurable earnings)
- Current value
- $520
- From
- 4 April 2022
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Social security: weekly employer contribution for employment injury cover only
- Current value
- $2.60
- From
- 4 April 2022
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Social security: contributions due by this day of the following month
- Current value
- 14
- From
- 29 October 2026
- Checked on
- 29 October 2026
Employment income: annual amount exempt from income tax
No verified figure for today
Employment income: income tax rate above the exempt amount
No verified figure for today