External health expenditure in Belize
Belize: External 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 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% |
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
- 88 Republic of Moldova 2.1% compare
- 89 South Africa 2.1% compare
- 90 Mauritius 2.0% compare
- 92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.6% compare
- 93 Maldives 1.5% compare
- 94 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.8962 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (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.