BELIZE
Book Your Free ConsultationA former British colony, previously known as British Honduras, and the only English-speaking country in Central America. Most importantly, it is economically and socially stable, a member of the British Commonwealth and uses common law.
Population: 417,300 (2025)
Size: 22,966 sq.km
Capital: Belopan
Economy: The provision of services including company formation and management are the largest contributors to the local economy followed by tourism and agriculture.
Taxation: Belize operates a territorial tax system with IBC’s operating outside of Belize not being subject to local taxation. However, it should be noted that like most modern tax havens it is subject to the US Foreign Account Compliance Act (FACTA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS). As of 2019, IBCs must register for a TIN, file tax returns, and comply with economic substance requirements, with tax liability depending on whether income is local or foreign. The local corporate tax level is 25%.
Confidentiality: Confidentiality levels are high with no public disclosure of beneficial, directorship or secretarial positions.
Banking: The key advantage of banking in Belize is that everything can be done remotely not just for Belize entities but other jurisdictions around the world.
Synopsis: Belize is one of the most popular IBC company locations in the world due to the speed of local company registration, economic IBC registration fees, confidentiality and the availability of remote banking applications.