External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Belize
Belize: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 1.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Belize stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Belize peaked at 9.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2023.
Belize ranks 92nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -40.5% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -48.8% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -35.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +309.5% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -68.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -43.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +54.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +58.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -65.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +309.5% | 2.3% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 89 Republic of Moldova 2.1% compare
- 90 South Africa 2.1% compare
- 91 Mauritius 2.0% compare
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.6% compare
- 94 Maldives 1.5% compare
- 95 Israel 1.4% compare
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Belize?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Belize was 1.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Belize ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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