Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Belize
Belize: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
146th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 2023
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Belize, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.0% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Belize peaked at 2.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2023.
Belize ranks 146th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.8% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +50.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -49.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +10.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 47% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 76% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 5 |
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- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Belize?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Belize was 1.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Belize ranks 146th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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