Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Belize

Government expense in Belize in 2017 — 22.34%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 145. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.79 pp.

2017 22.34% +1.07 pp vs 2016
World rank 87of 145
Period maximum 22.34%2017
Period minimum 12.56%1990

Trend over time

1990–2017 · % of GDP

Government expense — Belize, 1990–201712.51517.52022.519901993199619992002200520082011201420171990: 12.56%1991: 12.63%1992: 13.57%1993: 14.69%1994: 15.88%1995: 14.13%1996: 14.11%1997: 14.48%1998: 14.26%1999: 14.57%2000: 13.06%2001: 14.42%2002: 14.16%2003: 16.21%2004: 19.21%2005: 18.61%2006: 19.51%2007: 17.94%2008: 18.23%2009: 19.82%2010: 19.72%2011: 19.9%2012: 18.32%2013: 18.86%2014: 19.44%2015: 20.62%2016: 21.27%2017: 22.34%
Change over the period: +9.79 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Belize 22.34%
World 26.28%
Central America computed 19.54%
Government expense — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 22.34 +1.07 pp
2016 21.27 +0.65 pp
2015 20.62 +1.18 pp
2014 19.44 +0.58 pp
2013 18.86 +0.54 pp
2012 18.32 −1.58 pp
2011 19.9 +0.18 pp
2010 19.72 −0.1 pp
2009 19.82 +1.59 pp
2008 18.23 +0.29 pp
2007 17.94 −1.57 pp
2006 19.51 +0.9 pp
2005 18.61 −0.6 pp
2004 19.21 +3.01 pp
2003 16.21 +2.05 pp
2002 14.16 −0.26 pp
2001 14.42 +1.36 pp
2000 13.06 −1.5 pp
1999 14.57 +0.31 pp
1998 14.26 −0.22 pp
1997 14.48 +0.37 pp
1996 14.11 −0.02 pp
1995 14.13 −1.75 pp
1994 15.88 +1.19 pp
1993 14.69 +1.12 pp
1992 13.57 +0.93 pp
1991 12.63 +0.08 pp
1990 12.56

Central America, 2017

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

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

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