Military expenditure in Belize
Belize: Military expenditure was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Belize, 1978–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure in Belize is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Belize peaked at 1.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1978.
Belize ranks 132nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.6% | — |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +38.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +34.2% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +24.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -25.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -40.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +33.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 military expenditure in Belize?
- Military expenditure in Belize was 0.9% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1978.
- How does Belize rank for military expenditure?
- Belize ranks 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product