War Balance

Is Belize helping Russia or Ukraine? The net is near zero

Belize's support for Ukraine since 2022: <€1m (<0.01% of one year's GDP: its aid, refugee hosting, private donations and its other parts of support, net of money flowing back). Russia kept €4m (0.13% of GDP) more than without the war, mostly Russian crude in fuel bought from refiners elsewhere (€5m; the other parts take €1m off it). The net is 0.13% of a year's GDP toward Russia (likely from 0.32% toward Russia to 0.07% toward Ukraine; near zero · 82% toward Russia).

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Toward Russia by

0.13% of a year's GDP since 2022

near zero · 82% toward Russia

likely from 0.32% toward Russia to 0.07% toward Ukraine · €4m · ≈ 0.03%/yr

Bought less from Ukraine than without the war + raised Russia's earnings from trade = 0.13% of GDP toward Russia. Mostly toward Russia (mostly Russian crude in fuel bought from refiners elsewhere).

Chance toward Russia: 82%; 100% of the other method choices agree.

Support for Ukraine

Bought less from Ukraine than without the war; below zero by

<0.01%

<€1m

about 0 essentially zero

Russia's earnings from trade

Raised Russia's earnings from trade by

0.13%

€4m

likely from 0.32% toward Russia to 0.07% toward Ukraine near zero · 83% toward Russia

Russia kept €4m (0.13% of GDP) more than without the war, mostly Russian crude in fuel bought from refiners elsewhere (€5m; the other parts take €1m off it).

The two lines add up to Russia's earnings from trade; their ranges do not.

Its story in short

What decides this number

Chance toward Russia: 82%; 100% of the other method choices agree. Near zero, and not certain mostly because of the uncertain size of one part: Belize kept more from services sold to Russia. Here the size of the net is the finding, not its direction: likely from 0.32% toward Russia to 0.07% toward Ukraine.

What makes up the number

Bought less from Ukraine than without the war; below zero by <0.01% · <€1m

Raised Russia's earnings from trade by 0.13% · €4m

Russia kept more from its oil bought via other countriesDown estimate−0.16%€5m
Russia kept less from services sold hereC+0.03%€1m

+ toward Ukraine, − toward Russia (in support for Ukraine, − is money it earned back or bought less from Ukraine than without the war). Letters: A reported, B measured estimate, C modelled estimate, D rough indication.

By year

The year with the largest net amount was 2023: −€1m.

YearSupport for UkraineTrade: toward Ukraine (+) / toward Russia (−)NetNet since 2022
2022+<€1m−€1m−€1m−0.03%
2023−<€1m−€1m−€1m−0.07%
2024−<€1m−€1m−€1m−0.10%
2025−<€1m−<€1m−<€1m−0.11%
2026*−<€1m−<€1m−<€1m−0.13%

Each year's amount: + toward Ukraine, − toward Russia. *2026: to August.

Trade with Russia before and after

It bought <€1m from Russia in 2021 and <€1m in 2025. It sold <€1m to Russia in 2021 and €0m in 2025. For Belize: <€1m paid above no-war prices, most of it in 2022, 71% of it on gas contracts. Most of this is fuel and food bought from Russia. Fuel is fungible and sold through many traders: the figure reflects what this economy bought, not a policy toward Russia or Ukraine. These are sales values at each year's prices; the totals count what the seller kept on them.

Sanctions on Russia

We found no sanctions of Belize's own against Russia (checked 27 October 2026). This says nothing about whether firms there follow other countries' sanctions. Russia's list of “unfriendly” states does not name Belize. Checked 27 October 2026.

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Indirect channels: hubs, refined oil, shipping

Russia kept more from its oil bought via other countries: €5m (0.16% of one year's GDP).

How the number is backed

7 sources back its parts: 1 official statistics, 0 research reports, 0 press reports and 1 of this project's own estimates, plus 5 method inputs. By size, 0% of its parts are reported or measured (A–B), 18% modelled (C) and 82% rough indications (D).

Data coverage

Sources, by part

Russia kept more from its oil bought via other countries D

Russia kept less from services sold here C

Every source of its parts (7)

Questions

Is Belize helping Russia?

In money terms the net is −0.13% of one year's GDP (likely from 0.32% toward Russia to 0.07% toward Ukraine; near zero · 82% toward Russia). Chance toward Russia: 82%; 100% of the other method choices agree. Russia kept €4m (0.13% of GDP) more than without the war, mostly Russian crude in fuel bought from refiners elsewhere (€5m; the other parts take €1m off it). Most of this is fuel and food bought from Russia. Fuel is fungible and sold through many traders: the figure reflects what this economy bought, not a policy toward Russia or Ukraine. The number counts money: weapons at their money value; votes, diplomacy and intent are not in it.

Why is Belize's net so small?

Its net is near zero: −0.13% of one year's GDP (likely from 0.32% toward Russia to 0.07% toward Ukraine). Near zero, and not certain mostly because of the uncertain size of one part: Belize kept more from services sold to Russia.

Where do the numbers for Belize come from?

7 sources back its parts, 1 of them official statistics. By part: Russia kept more from its oil bought via other countries: Laundered oil: fuel made from Russian crude, assigned to the final buyer (trading hubs pass on what they resell), valued at the Russian crude inside it; Russia kept less from services sold here: Services trade with Russia (tourism, transport, business services): Eurostat, OECD-WTO BaTiS, Bank of Russia. The map's panel lists every one, with its documents.

Does Belize have sanctions on Russia?

We found no sanctions of Belize's own against Russia (checked 27 October 2026). This says nothing about whether firms there follow other countries' sanctions. Russia's list of “unfriendly” states does not name Belize.

Nearby in the ranking

Near zero

  1. Laos+0.14%Leaning toward Ukraine · +€20m · 89%
  2. Dominican Republic+0.13%Near zero · +€147m · 86%
  3. Venezuela−0.11%Near zero · −€109m · 71%
  4. Belize−0.13%Near zero · −€4m · 82%
  5. Taiwan+0.09%Essentially zero · +€659m · 64%
  6. Palestine+0.09%Essentially zero · +€15m · 57%
  7. Gabon+0.08%Essentially zero · +€16m · 74%

More about Belize

Every country, by year

7 sources in all; the map's panel lists every one, with its documents. Open in the map · How this is measured

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Cite as: War Balance, figures to August 2026, https://warbalance.org/country/belize/