The Belize CurrencyThe Currency in BelizeThe money used in Belize is called the Belize dollar, often abbreviated as BZD. The Belize dollar is only valid currency inside the borders of Belize, and it can be difficult to exchange it outside the country except at border towns in Mexico and Guatemala. As such, all bank notes in Belize depict the official portrait of the queen on one side. For visitors entering Belize via the land crossings in Mexico or Belize, the safest way to acquire local currency is at a bank. Inside of Belize, banks can convert Belizean currency to US dollars, Canadian dollars, British pound sterling, or the Euro and vice versa.