Health spending as a share of total government spending in Belize
Belize: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 10.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Belize stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Belize peaked at 13.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
That places Belize 85th out of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 13.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Belize?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Belize was 10.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Belize ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.