Expense in Belize
Belize: Expense was 22.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Expense in Belize, 1990–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Belize is 22.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Belize peaked at 22.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1990.
That places Belize 101st out of 157 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 13.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.3% | 22.3% | 8 |
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More economy & growth data for Belize
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 299.82 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 149.91 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 963.64 million current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 481.82 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -329.10 million current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -164.55 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 14,953 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 7,530 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 6.32 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Belize?
- Expense in Belize was 22.3% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for expense?
- Belize ranks 101st out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is expense rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.