Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belize
Belize: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 65.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belize is 65.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belize peaked at 71.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.
That places Belize 72nd out of 193 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3% | 46.0% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 62.3% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 62.0% | 71.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belize?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Belize was 65.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Belize ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.