Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Belize
Belize: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 72.26 current USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Belize, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Belize stood at 72.26 current USD per person.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Belize peaked at 74.35 current USD per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.01 current USD per person, in 1978.
Belize ranks 90th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.49 current USD per person | 5.01 current USD per person | 7.96 current USD per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.94 current USD per person | 11.6 current USD per person | 24.32 current USD per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 33.84 current USD per person | 25.3 current USD per person | 43.21 current USD per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 40.16 current USD per person | 29.55 current USD per person | 61.5 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1 current USD per person | 45.51 current USD per person | 63.31 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.96 current USD per person | 66.59 current USD per person | 74.35 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 87 Thailand 77.06 current USD per person compare
- 88 Peru 74.97 current USD per person compare
- 89 Eritrea 72.81 current USD per person compare
- 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68.25 current USD per person compare
- 92 El Salvador 67.09 current USD per person compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 65.5 current USD per person compare
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 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)
- Tax revenue 21.3% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Belize?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Belize was 72.26 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 74.35 current USD per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 current USD per person in 1978.
- How does Belize rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Belize ranks 90th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.