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This paper describes economic developments in Belize during the 1990s. Following a strong performance in the late 1980s, Belize's economy weakened in 1991-93, mainly because of a substantial deterioration in the fiscal position. The overall deficit of the nonfinancial public sector increased from 1/2 percent of GDP in FY1990/91 to about 71/2 percent in FY1992/93 owing to a substantial increase in the government wage bill and in domestically financed capital outlays. The net domestic assets of the financial system increased by about 20 percent a year during 1991-93.