Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belize

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Belize in 2023 — 2.7%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.35 pp.

2023 2.7% +0.08 pp vs 2022
World rank 105of 192
Period maximum 3.8%2020
Period minimum 1.35%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belize, 2000–202312342000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.35%2001: 1.76%2002: 1.83%2003: 1.75%2004: 1.71%2005: 1.78%2006: 1.97%2007: 2.38%2008: 2.91%2009: 2.89%2010: 2.98%2011: 2.99%2012: 2.87%2013: 2.92%2014: 3.03%2015: 3.17%2016: 3.35%2017: 3.22%2018: 3.28%2019: 3.31%2020: 3.8%2021: 3.52%2022: 2.61%2023: 2.7%
Change over the period: +1.35 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Belize 2.7%
World 6.14%
Central America computed 2.86%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.7 +0.08 pp
2022 2.61 −0.9 pp
2021 3.52 −0.28 pp
2020 3.8 +0.48 pp
2019 3.31 +0.04 pp
2018 3.28 +0.06 pp
2017 3.22 −0.13 pp
2016 3.35 +0.18 pp
2015 3.17 +0.14 pp
2014 3.03 +0.11 pp
2013 2.92 +0.06 pp
2012 2.87 −0.12 pp
2011 2.99 +0.01 pp
2010 2.98 +0.09 pp
2009 2.89 −0.02 pp
2008 2.91 +0.54 pp
2007 2.38 +0.4 pp
2006 1.97 +0.19 pp
2005 1.78 +0.07 pp
2004 1.71 −0.04 pp
2003 1.75 −0.08 pp
2002 1.83 +0.07 pp
2001 1.76 +0.41 pp
2000 1.35

Central America, 2023

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

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.