Primary currency
- Name
- Belize Dollar
- ISO 4217
- BZD
- Symbol
- $
BZD exchange rates
Latest mid-market reference rates against major currencies.
Money transfer partners
Money in Belize for travellers
The official currency of Belize is the Belize Dollar (BZD), denoted by the symbol $.
Acceptance of cards versus cash varies by city, neighbourhood, and merchant. We don't publish country-by-country payment-method data, so check guidance from your bank, your card network, or your destination's official tourism resources before travelling.
For a transparent benchmark, compare any quoted rate against the FXMap reference rate, which is sourced from the European Central Bank and open APIs. Airport kiosks, banks, and money-changers add a markup or spread on top of the reference rate, which is why their quotes differ.
Belize on the map
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Approx. centroid: 17.2°, -88.5°
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