External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Belize
Belize: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 4.94 current US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure per capita in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Belize recorded 4.94 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 64.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Belize peaked at 27.88 current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.57 current US$, in 2017.
That places Belize 93rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Belize, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.03 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 10.79 current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 10.89 current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.33 current US$ | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 12.91 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 12.59 current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.44 current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 20.78 current US$ | +54.6% |
| 2008 | 13.64 current US$ | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 13.28 current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.82 current US$ | -48.6% |
| 2011 | 10.39 current US$ | +52.3% |
| 2012 | 6.62 current US$ | -36.3% |
| 2013 | 6 current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 27.88 current US$ | +364.6% |
| 2015 | 8.52 current US$ | -69.4% |
| 2016 | 4.96 current US$ | -41.7% |
| 2017 | 4.57 current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 7.2 current US$ | +57.4% |
| 2019 | 8.82 current US$ | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 8.23 current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 9.02 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 13.8 current US$ | +53.0% |
| 2023 | 4.94 current US$ | -64.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 4.94 current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71 current US$, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 4.94 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.69 current US$, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) 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 | +364.6% | 6 current US$ | 27.88 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.07 current US$ | 9.03 current US$ | 20.78 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.18 current US$ | 4.57 current US$ | 27.88 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 current US$ | 4.94 current US$ | 13.8 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Belize?
- External health expenditure per capita in Belize was 4.94 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 27.88 current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.57 current US$ in 2017.
- How does Belize rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Belize ranks 93rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.