Belize vs Mexico: Expense

Belize
22.3%
in 2017
Mexico
22.5%
in 2023
Belize rank
101st
Mexico rank
99th

Expense over time

  • Belize
  • Mexico
0102030197219972023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 22.5% against 22.3% in Belize, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Belize ranks 101st and Mexico ranks 99th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 14.1% 12.1% 2.0% Belize
2000s 16.4% 16.3% 0.1% Belize
2010s 20.1% 20.6% 0.6% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Belize or Mexico?
Mexico, at 22.5% against 22.3% in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Belize and Mexico?
0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mexico?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Belize and Mexico rank globally for expense?
Belize ranks 101st and Mexico ranks 99th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.