Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Belize
Belize: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 4.1% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belize peaked at 5.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2000.
That places Belize 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 4 |
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More health data for Belize
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,538 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 46.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belize?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belize was 4.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Belize ranks 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).