Military expenditure in Belize
Belize: Military expenditure was 3.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Belize, 1996–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure in Belize stood at 3.8%.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Belize peaked at 5.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2001.
Belize ranks 116th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.7% | — |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 5 |
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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 military expenditure in Belize?
- Military expenditure in Belize was 3.8% 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 5.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for military expenditure?
- Belize ranks 116th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure