External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Belize
Belize: External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 1.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure in Belize stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Belize peaked at 9.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2023.
Belize ranks 91st of 177 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 (% of current health expenditure) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 1.0%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) 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
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- 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 in Belize?
- External health expenditure in Belize was 1.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for external health expenditure?
- Belize ranks 91st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.