Revenue, excluding grants in Belize

Belize: Revenue, excluding grants was 23.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
23.8%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
90th
of 157 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2017
All-time low
14.9%
in 2000
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Revenue, excluding grants in Belize, 1990–2017

05101520251990200320171990: 19.2 % of GDP1991: 17.9 % of GDP1992: 17.4 % of GDP1993: 16.3 % of GDP1994: 16.5 % of GDP1995: 15.9 % of GDP1996: 16.8 % of GDP1997: 16.5 % of GDP1998: 16.3 % of GDP1999: 16.9 % of GDP2000: 14.9 % of GDP2001: 15.5 % of GDP2002: 16 % of GDP2003: 16.2 % of GDP2004: 16.3 % of GDP2005: 17.8 % of GDP2006: 18.4 % of GDP2007: 19.5 % of GDP2008: 19.7 % of GDP2009: 19.9 % of GDP2010: 21.8 % of GDP2011: 21.4 % of GDP2012: 20.5 % of GDP2013: 21.4 % of GDP2014: 22.4 % of GDP2015: 22.2 % of GDP2016: 22.4 % of GDP2017: 23.8 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Belize is 23.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Belize peaked at 23.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2000.

Belize ranks 90th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Revenue, excluding grants in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) in Belize, 1990 to 2017.
Year % of GDP Change
1990 19.2%
1991 17.9% -6.6%
1992 17.4% -2.8%
1993 16.3% -6.3%
1994 16.5% +1.0%
1995 15.9% -3.7%
1996 16.8% +5.8%
1997 16.5% -1.8%
1998 16.3% -1.4%
1999 16.9% +3.8%
2000 14.9% -11.8%
2001 15.5% +3.9%
2002 16.0% +3.3%
2003 16.2% +1.6%
2004 16.3% +0.3%
2005 17.8% +9.3%
2006 18.4% +3.3%
2007 19.5% +6.3%
2008 19.7% +1.0%
2009 19.9% +1.2%
2010 21.8% +9.2%
2011 21.4% -1.7%
2012 20.5% -4.4%
2013 21.4% +4.4%
2014 22.4% +4.6%
2015 22.2% -0.7%
2016 22.4% +0.9%
2017 23.8% +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.0% 15.9% 19.2% 10
2000s 17.4% 14.9% 19.9% 10
2010s 22.0% 20.5% 23.8% 8

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 87 Senegal 24.2%
  2. 88 Vanuatu 24.2% compare
  3. 89 Armenia 24.1% compare
  4. 91 Zambia 23.4% compare
  5. 92 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.3% compare
  6. 93 Tonga 22.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue, excluding grants in Belize?
Revenue, excluding grants in Belize was 23.8% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
How does Belize rank for revenue, excluding grants?
Belize ranks 90th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% 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
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
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Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.