The Central Bank of Belize is the central bank of Belize, established in 1982. In 2021 Gustavo Manuel Vasquez was chosen to serve as Governor, replacing A. Joy Grant, who had served in the role since 2016.
The Central Bank of Belize was established on January 1, 1982, by the Central Bank of Belize Act No. 15 (Chapter 262 of the Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2000). Its predecessors were the Board of Commissioners of Currency of Belize (1894-1976) and the Belize Monetary Authority (1976-1981). The Board of Commissioners had been held responsible for the devaluation crisis that led to the nationalist movement of the 1950s.