Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Belize
Belize: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 27.25 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
27.25
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
107th
of 195 countries
All-time high
33.15
in 2020
All-time low
19.93
in 1997
Years of data
34
1997–2030
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Belize, 1997–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Belize recorded 27.25 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Belize peaked at 33.15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.93, in 1997.
Belize ranks 107th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.93 | — |
| 1998 | 20.92 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 23.59 | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 23.16 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 25.86 | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 24.38 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 24.56 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 21.7 | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 21.4 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 21.17 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 22.06 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 21.78 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.18 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 23.3 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.47 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 22.06 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 23.81 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 24.82 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 27.95 | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 27.66 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 27.67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.93 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 27.53 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.15 | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 25.73 | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 23.42 | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 25.79 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 26.29 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 27.38 | +4.2% |
| 2026 | 28.13 | +2.7% |
| 2027 | 27.77 | -1.3% |
| 2028 | 27.4 | -1.3% |
| 2029 | 27.31 | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 27.25 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.48 | 19.93 | 23.59 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.92 | 21.17 | 25.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.52 | 22.06 | 27.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.24 | 23.42 | 33.15 | 10 |
| 2030s | 27.25 | 27.25 | 27.25 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Belize
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0094 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 30.14 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 43.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,340 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Belize?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Belize was 27.25 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 33.15 in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.93 in 1997.
- How does Belize rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Belize ranks 107th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October