Bilateral relations

Australia and Belize established diplomatic relations in 1982. Australia's High Commissioner in Port of Spain has non-resident accreditation to Belize.

Australia and Belize are members of the Commonwealth,  World Trade Organisation (WTO) and United Nations (UN).

Belize is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, Organization of American States (OAS) and the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) grouping.

Australia and Belize are Co-Chairs with Mauritius of the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on Coral Reef Protection and Restoration, and members of the International Coral Reef Initiative.

Fast facts

Belizean visitors to Australia (2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs) ^#

7

Australian visitors to Belize (primary destination 2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs) ^#

28

Resident Australian population born in Belize (2021 Census)

74

Australian residents of Caribbean Islander descent (2021 Census)

4,759

Belize students in Australia (2023 Dept of Education)^*

6

High level engagement

• 2018 November – Deputy Prime Minister, Patrick Faber, visited Queensland to attend a UNESCO conference on the Great Barrier Reef
• 2017 July – Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop met Minister for Foreign Affairs Wilfred Peter Elrington in Grenada

Agreements with Belize

2010 – Tax Information Exchange Agreement

Travel

See Australian Government travel advice for Australians overseas on Smartraveller

Austrade

See international Austrade offices

Australian High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago

18 Herbert Street, St Clair, Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

Tel: +1 (868) 822 5450

General: ahc.portofspain@dfat.gov.au

Facebook: Australian High Commission, Trinidad and Tobago

^# This financial year data is owned by Home Affairs. It provides quarterly updates to this data on its website

^* This Jan-Sep 2023 data is owned by the Department of Education. It provides updates to these numbers on its website