Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Belize
Belize: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Belize, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Belize peaked at 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
That places Belize 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Belize, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0398 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0613 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +44.4% | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 16 Norway 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Eswatini 0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 South Africa 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Denmark 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Costa Rica 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Oman 0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Belize
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.40 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 240,004 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -99.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.5675 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Belize?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Belize was 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does Belize rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Belize ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.