Belize vs Italy: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Belize
10.9%
in 2023
Italy
11.4%
in 2023
Belize rank
85th
Italy rank
83rd
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Belize
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 11.4% against 10.9% in Belize, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Belize ranks 85th and Italy ranks 83rd of 195 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 13.1% | 4.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 13.2% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 12.1% | 0.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Belize or Italy?
- Italy, at 11.4% against 10.9% in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Belize and Italy?
- 0.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Italy rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Belize ranks 85th and Italy ranks 83rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.