Total health spending per person in Belize
Belize: Total health spending per person was 573.34 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Belize recorded 573.34 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Belize peaked at 589.23 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 222.04 current international $, in 2000.
That places Belize 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Belize, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 222.04 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 271.64 current international $ | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 290.27 current international $ | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 312.82 current international $ | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 316.53 current international $ | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 325.88 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 352.18 current international $ | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 415.16 current international $ | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 450.68 current international $ | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 438.95 current international $ | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 435.8 current international $ | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 439.21 current international $ | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 402.43 current international $ | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 420.71 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 462.28 current international $ | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 444.46 current international $ | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 448.61 current international $ | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 421.67 current international $ | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 453.12 current international $ | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 507.24 current international $ | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 513.54 current international $ | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 589.23 current international $ | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 567.74 current international $ | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 573.34 current international $ | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 339.61 current international $ | 222.04 current international $ | 450.68 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 443.55 current international $ | 402.43 current international $ | 507.24 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 560.96 current international $ | 513.54 current international $ | 589.23 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 123 Equatorial Guinea 609.3 current international $ compare
- 124 Morocco 606.04 current international $ compare
- 125 Palestine, State of 604.44 current international $ compare
- 127 Philippines 560.42 current international $ compare
- 128 Honduras 553.47 current international $ compare
- 129 Fiji 547.77 current international $ compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.2644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Belize?
- Total health spending per person in Belize was 573.34 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 589.23 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 222.04 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for total health spending per person?
- Belize ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.