Social contributions (% of revenue) in Belize
Belize: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 0.1% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Social contributions in Belize, 1991–2016
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions in Belize is 0.1%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Belize peaked at 2.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
Belize ranks 105th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +91.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +49.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -40.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +1670.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -95.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -25.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.0%, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions (% of revenue) in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1670.8% | 0.1% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Belize?
- Social contributions in Belize was 0.1% in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for social contributions?
- Belize ranks 105th out of 112 countries with data for 2016.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.