Central government expense in Belize

Central government expense in Belize was equal to 22.3% of GDP in 2017. The value for 2017 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1990 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Belize is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Belize, 2017 22.3% % of GDP
Change from 2016 +1.1percentage points 2016: 21.3%
World, 2017 26.3% Official aggregate

Central government expense in Belize over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2022
Period BelizeWorld
2022 – 28.5%
2021 – 31.7%
2020 – 33.4%
2019 – 26.7%
2018 – 26.1%
2017 22.3% 26.3%
2016 21.3% 26.6%
2015 20.6% 26.8%
2014 19.4% 26.8%
2013 18.9% 27.1%
2012 18.3% 27.4%
2011 19.9% 27.5%
2010 19.7% 28.4%
2009 19.8% 28.4%
2008 18.2% 25.9%
2007 17.9% 24.8%
2006 19.5% 24.9%
2005 18.6% 25.1%
2004 19.2% 24.8%
2003 16.2% 25.2%
2002 14.2% 24.9%
2001 14.4% 24.7%
2000 13.1% 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 21.3% in 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 17.9%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 26.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2017 for Belize
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics