Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belize

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Belize in 2023 — 4.15%. Ranked 151 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.21 pp.

2023 4.15% −0.07 pp vs 2022
World rank 151of 192
Period maximum 5.34%2020
Period minimum 2.94%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belize, 2000–2023234562000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.94%2001: 3.45%2002: 3.56%2003: 3.53%2004: 3.42%2005: 3.44%2006: 3.55%2007: 4.05%2008: 4.51%2009: 4.5%2010: 4.48%2011: 4.53%2012: 4.34%2013: 4.42%2014: 4.87%2015: 4.66%2016: 4.77%2017: 4.62%2018: 4.76%2019: 4.82%2020: 5.34%2021: 5.05%2022: 4.22%2023: 4.15%
Change over the period: +1.21 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Belize 4.15%
World 10.06%
Central America computed 5.85%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.15 −0.07 pp
2022 4.22 −0.83 pp
2021 5.05 −0.29 pp
2020 5.34 +0.52 pp
2019 4.82 +0.06 pp
2018 4.76 +0.13 pp
2017 4.62 −0.15 pp
2016 4.77 +0.11 pp
2015 4.66 −0.21 pp
2014 4.87 +0.45 pp
2013 4.42 +0.08 pp
2012 4.34 −0.19 pp
2011 4.53 +0.05 pp
2010 4.48 −0.03 pp
2009 4.5 −0.01 pp
2008 4.51 +0.46 pp
2007 4.05 +0.5 pp
2006 3.55 +0.11 pp
2005 3.44 +0.02 pp
2004 3.42 −0.11 pp
2003 3.53 −0.03 pp
2002 3.56 +0.1 pp
2001 3.45 +0.52 pp
2000 2.94

Central America, 2023

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

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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