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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Belize

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Belize in 2024 — 15.9%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 169. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 4.1 pp.

2024 15.9% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 93of 169
Period maximum 19.5%2018
Period minimum 8.1%1990

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Belize, 1980–2024510152019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 11.9%1981: 12.4%1982: 13.8%1983: 13.8%1984: 13.2%1985: 14.1%1986: 13.7%1987: 12.2%1988: 11.3%1989: 10.3%1990: 8.1%1991: 8.3%1992: 13.1%1993: 12.7%1994: 13.3%1995: 13.5%1996: 13.8%1997: 15.2%1998: 15.4%1999: 15%2000: 14.3%2001: 15%2002: 15.4%2003: 15.5%2004: 15%2005: 14.6%2006: 13.7%2007: 14.4%2008: 14.8%2009: 16.2%2010: 16.3%2011: 16.3%2012: 16%2013: 16.5%2014: 16.3%2015: 17.2%2016: 18.1%2017: 18.8%2018: 19.5%2019: 18.8%2020: 17.3%2021: 16.6%2022: 15.8%2023: 15.8%2024: 15.9%
Change over the period: +4.1 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 15.9%
World 16.7%
Latin America & Caribbean 15.8%
Central America computed 11.9%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 15.9%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.9 +0.1 pp
2023 15.8 +0 pp
2022 15.8 −0.8 pp
2021 16.6 −0.7 pp
2020 17.3 −1.5 pp
2019 18.8 −0.6 pp
2018 19.5 +0.6 pp
2017 18.8 +0.7 pp
2016 18.1 +0.9 pp
2015 17.2 +0.9 pp
2014 16.3 −0.2 pp
2013 16.5 +0.4 pp
2012 16 −0.3 pp
2011 16.3 −0.1 pp
2010 16.3 +0.2 pp
2009 16.2 +1.4 pp
2008 14.8 +0.4 pp
2007 14.4 +0.7 pp
2006 13.7 −0.9 pp
2005 14.6 −0.4 pp
2004 15 −0.5 pp
2003 15.5 +0.1 pp
2002 15.4 +0.4 pp
2001 15 +0.7 pp
2000 14.3 −0.7 pp
1999 15 −0.4 pp
1998 15.4 +0.2 pp
1997 15.2 +1.4 pp
1996 13.8 +0.3 pp
1995 13.5 +0.1 pp
1994 13.3 +0.6 pp
1993 12.7 −0.3 pp
1992 13.1 +4.7 pp
1991 8.3 +0.2 pp
1990 8.1 −2.2 pp
1989 10.3 −1.1 pp
1988 11.3 −0.8 pp
1987 12.2 −1.5 pp
1986 13.7 −0.3 pp
1985 14.1 +0.9 pp
1984 13.2 −0.6 pp
1983 13.8 +0 pp
1982 13.8 +1.4 pp
1981 12.4 +0.5 pp
1980 11.9 —

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SV El Salvador 17.9 BZ Belize 15.9 HN Honduras 15.1 CR Costa Rica 14.1 PA Panama 12.4 NI Nicaragua 12.3 MX Mexico 11.6 GT Guatemala 10.9
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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