Belize — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Belize, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Belize was 4.15% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.34% in 2020. The lowest was 2.94% in 2000 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.51% per year.
Belize ranks 150 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 79%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Belize sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 22% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 6%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 29 of 32 economies; Antigua and Barbuda (3.91%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 18% in 2001. That is 12% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 46 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 162nd of 184 in 2000 → 135th of 188 in 2010 → 130th of 189 in 2020 → 149th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.22% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 5.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 5.34% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 4.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 4.87% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 4.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 4.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 4.51% | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 4.05% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 3.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.45% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 2.94% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belize’s Health spending in 2001?
3.45% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belize’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +41.1% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.15%; 2022: 4.22%; 2021: 5.05%; 2020: 5.34%; 2019: 4.82%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.