Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belize
Belize: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 6.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belize, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belize stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belize peaked at 6.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1986.
Belize ranks 24th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.2% | — |
| 1971 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 2 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 506.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1319 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 1,013 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 414.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 841.18 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belize?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belize was 6.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1986.
- How does Belize rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Belize ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.